German

Noun

Lepton n ‎(genitive Leptons, plural Leptonen)

1. lepton

English

Noun

lepton ‎(plural lepta or leptons)

1. A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century BC, considered by some to be the widow's mite.

Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek λεπτός ‎(leptós) +‎ -on.

Noun

lepton ‎(plural leptons)

1. 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).

Derived terms

• leptonic

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lep‧ton

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λεπτόν ‎(leptón), neuter form of λεπτός ‎(leptós, “small”).

Noun

lepton n ‎(plural leptonen)

1. (physics) lepton

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛp.tɔ̃/

Noun

lepton m ‎(plural leptons)

1. (physics) lepton
2. lepton (coin)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛpt̪ɔn̪/

Noun

lepton m inan

1. (physics) lepton
2. lepton (coin)

Declension