lepton

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛptɒn/

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

lepton (plural lepta or leptons)

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.

From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós) +‎ -on.

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.

• Pelton, pentol

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

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• Hyphenation: lep‧ton

lepton n (plural leptonen)

1. (physics) lepton

From Ancient Greek

• IPA^(key): /lɛp.tɔ̃/

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lepton m (plural leptons)

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

• “lepton” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛp.tɔn/

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lepton m inan

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