Meaning of "lepton" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEPTON

From Greek lepton ( nomisma) small (coin).

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LEPTON

lepton  [ˈlɛptɒn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEPTON

Lepton is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEPTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lepton

A lepton is an elementary, spin-1⁄2 particle that does not undergo strong interactions, but is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle. The best known of all leptons is the electron, which governs nearly all of chemistry as it is found in atoms and is directly tied to all chemical properties. Two main classes of leptons exist: charged leptons, and neutral leptons. Charged leptons can combine with other particles to form various composite particles such as atoms and positronium, while neutrinos rarely interact with anything, and are consequently rarely observed. There are six types of leptons, known as flavours, forming three generations. The first generation is the electronic leptons, comprising the electron and electron neutrino; the second is the muonic leptons, comprising the muon and muon neutrino; and the third is the tauonic leptons, comprising the tau and the tau neutrino. Electrons have the least mass of all the charged leptons. The heavier muons and taus will rapidly change into electrons through a process of particle decay: the transformation from a higher mass state to a lower mass state.

Definition of lepton in the English dictionary

The definition of lepton in the dictionary is a former Greek monetary unit worth one hundredth of a drachma. Other definition of lepton is a small coin of ancient Greece.

TRANSLATION OF LEPTON

Find out the translation of lepton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lepton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lepton» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 轻子
• Translator English - Spanish: lepton
• English: lepton
• Translator English - Hindi: लेपटोन
• Translator English - Arabic: يبتون
• Translator English - Russian: лептонов
• Translator English - Portuguese: leptão
• Translator English - Bengali: গ্রীক মুদ্রা
• Translator English - French: lepton
• Translator English - Malay: Lepton
• Translator English - German: Leptonen
• Translator English - Japanese: レプトン
• Translator English - Korean: 렙톤
• Translator English - Javanese: Lepton
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lepton
• Translator English - Tamil: லெப்டானாகும்
• Translator English - Marathi: लेफ्टन
• Translator English - Turkish: lepton
• Translator English - Italian: lepton
• Translator English - Polish: leptonem
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лептонів
• Translator English - Romanian: leptoni
• Translator English - Greek: λεπτονικός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lepton
• Translator English - Swedish: lepton
• Translator English - Norwegian: lepton

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEPTON»

Discover the use of lepton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lepton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Lepton Dipole Moments

This book provides a self-contained description of the measurements of the magnetic dipole moments of the electron and muon, along with a discussion of the measurements of the fine structure constant, and the theory associated with magnetic ...

B. Lee Roberts, William J. Marciano, 2010

Lepton and Baryon Number Violation in Particle Physics, ...

The book covers areas related to baryon number (B) and lepton number (L) violation in particle physics, nuclear physics, rare decays, and cosmology.

H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, I.V Krivosheina, 1999

The Proceedings of New Initiatives on Lepton Flavor ...

The area of physics involving muons and neutrinos has become exciting in particle physics.

‎2002

Search for Supersymmetry in a Three Lepton Plus Jets Signature

We present a search for three lepton plus jets supersymmetric signal at ATLAS detector, LHC, at s = 14 TeV.

Pavel Zarzhitsky, 2008

20th International Symposium on Lepton and Photon ...

sin28eeFj as determined from lepton and quark data is presented in Fig. 12. While the lepton data prefer a small value of sin20leeFj and thereby a small Higgs mass the quark asymmetries tend to larger sin29*F, and mn values. Evaluating the ...

Juliet Lee-Franzini, Paolo Franzini, Fabio Bossi, 2002

Unification and Supersymmetry: The Frontiers of Quark-Lepton ...

(cf. table of contents)

Rabindra N. Mohapatra, 2003

Nuclear and Subnuclear Degrees of Freedom and Lepton Nucleus ...

Vols. 1, 6, 8-9, 11, 13- consist of Proceedings of the International School of Nuclear Physics.

Amand Faessler, 1985

Measurement of the Top Quark Mass Simultaneously in Dilepton ...

For a typical signal Monte Carlo sample most events obtain smoothing bandwidth of 10 - 20 GeV/c2 in mfWA and 30 - 45 GeV in HT in the dilepton sample and 6 — 10 GeV/c2 for the ra£eco and 2 — 4 GeV/c2 for rrijj in the lepton + jets ...

Wojciech T. Fedorko, 2008

Hadronic Spectrum of Tau Lepton to Antipion-neutral Pion-tau ...

We report on a study of the invariant mass spectrum of the hadronic system in tau- → pi-pi0nu tau decays.

Rahmat Rahmat, 2008

Nucleon-hadron Many Body Systems: From Hadron-meson to ...

The main aim of this book is to provide a broad overview of nuclear physics in terms of both hadron-meson dynamics and quark-lepton dynamics.

Hiroyasu Ejiri, H. Toki, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEPTON»

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Old Tube trains will NOT be used on Huddersfield line between …

London-born Mr Dare, whose father-in-law lives in Lepton, has 42 years' experience in the rail industry. Mr Dare's firm, Warwickshire-based ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»

South African all-rounder Sash Naidoo leads Shelley to success …

He remained unbeaten on 162 as his side closed at 334-5 against Lepton Highlanders and Rose Hill duly took the win by 190 runs. «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»

Yorkshire leagues: Results from weekend of July 18-19 - Yorkshire …

Conference: Birkby Rose Hill 334-5 (K Saleem 162no, K Sajjad 65, S Hussain 31), Lepton 144 (T Mulhall 30; M Hussain 4-34); *Denby 253 (Q ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»

Daisy McLoughlin left heartbroken she can't join friends at King …

Youngsters at Rowley Lane primary school in Lepton were buzzing with excitement as they visited King James's high school in Almondbury in ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»

New faces give Mitchell hope for season ahead

Wardman, 25, has previously played under Mitchell at Lepton, where she flourished when enjoying a 20-plus goal season. “Annabelle is a ... «Brighouse Echo, Jul 15»

Recent Developments in Thermal Camera Cores: An Interview with …

... have developed even smaller cores, even going down to a 12 micron pixel pitch design used in the second generation of our Lepton camera. «AZoSensors, Jul 15»

Police warning as youngsters set fire to hay bales in Lepton

A spokesman said: “Some of our rural officers are being called to a field in Lepton off Pond Lane and Green Balk Lane. “We have had ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»

Newsome sports kit finds new home in Africa

Josie has been at home in Lepton for a few weeks before returning to Malawi. Boys in Malawi say "Thanks" to Newsome Pantehrs for their ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»

Huddersfield crash out of Joe Lumb Cup after surprise defeat to …

Eventually, however, he lobbed an easy catch to the keeper, leaving Huddersfield 72-4 in the 24th. Lepton's Jacob Mulhall departed in the ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»

Huddersfield triathlete Mike Wood wins world title in Sweden over …

The 30-year-old from Houses Hill, between Kirkheaton and Lepton, won the gold medal for his 30-34 age group at the Long Distance Triathlon ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»