Complete Definition of "lepton"

see|Lepton
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�l�pt�n/

Etymology 1
wikipedia|Greek lepton
From AGr. polytonic|λε���ν, neuter form of polytonic|λε���� �small�.

Noun
en-noun|lepta

  1. A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century BCE. The lowest value coin ever in circulation. Considered by some to be the widow's mite.

Etymology 2
wikipedia
From AGr. polytonic|λε���� + -on.

Noun
en-noun

  1. particles 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).

Translations

German: Lepton n
Italian: leptone m
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Japanese: ���� (reputon), 軽�� (keiryūshi)
Russian: леп�он (l'eptón) m

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