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  • noun physics A hypothetical electromagnetic or gravitational wave held together in a confined region by the gravitational attraction of its own field energy.

Etymologies

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Coined by J A Wheeler from gravitational electromagnetic entity.

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Examples

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  • Ishmael paused for a moment, remembering very clearly what a fluctuating geon field was and how one set up the circuitry to make one, yet how or where he had acquired this knowledge he did not recall.

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  • Ishmael paused for a moment, remembering very clearly what a fluctuating geon field was and how one set up the circuitry to make one, yet how or where he had acquired this knowledge he did not recall.

    Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000

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