lepton

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛptɒn/

Noun

lepton (plural lepta)

1. A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).
2. A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century BCE, considered by some to be the widow's mite.

Translations

• French: lepton
• Russian: ле́пта
• Spanish: leptón

Noun

lepton (plural leptons)

1. (particle physics) An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.

Translations

• French: lepton
• German: Lepton
• Italian: leptone
• Portuguese: leptão (Portugal), lépton (Brazil)
• Russian: лепто́н
• Spanish: leptón

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