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phonon
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phonon (fōˑ·nn),
n a discrete unit of sound energy that can travel through the piezoelectric medium of connective tissue.
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The book outlines principles and tools used in time-domain vibrational spectroscopy and provides a general introduction to the subject of coherent phonons.
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