Lepton

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a family of elementary particles that participate in the weak interaction, including the electron, the muon, and their associated neutrinos. See Table at subatomic particle.
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  • n. A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century BC. The lowest value coin ever in circulation. Considered by some to be the widow's mite.
  • n. An elementary particle with a spin of 1/2 (a fermion) which is immune to the strong nuclear force (including the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions but does not participate in the strong interaction; it has a baryon number of 0. Some known leptons are the electron, the negative muon, the tau-minus particle, and the neutrinos associated with each of these particles.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The smallest coin of modern Greece, equal to a centime. One hundred lepta make a drachma.
  • n. The typical genus of Leptonidæ.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
  • n. 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    greek monetary unit   
    Variant
    lepta   
    Hyponym
    electron    negative muon    tau-minus particle   
     
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