HyperDic: lepton

English > 2 senses of the word lepton:
NOUNquantitylepton100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
objectleptonan elementary particle that participates in weak interactions
English > lepton: 2 senses > noun 1, quantity
Meaning100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece.
Part ofdrachma, Greek drachmaformerly the basic unit of money in Greece
BroaderGreek monetary unitmonetary unit in Greece
English > lepton: 2 senses > noun 2, object
MeaningAn elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0.
Narrowerelectron, negatronAn elementary particle with negative charge
muon, negative muon, mu-mesonAn elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond
neutrinoAn elementary particle with zero charge and zero mass
tauon, tau-minus particleA lepton of very great mass
Broaderelementary particle, fundamental particle(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom
fermionAny particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
Spanishleptón
Catalanleptó

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