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Lepton

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lepton"

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hadronnoun	(particle physics) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.
phoenixnoun	(mythology) A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
leoninenoun	(poetry, chiefly in the plural) Synonym of Leonine verse (“a kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme)”).
leonenoun	A unit of currency of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents.
centnoun	(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
centimonoun	A cent, i.e. ¹⁄₁₀₀, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value.
euronoun	(numismatics) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
obolusnoun	A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.
lumanoun	The brightness in an image, as opposed to the saturation or chroma.
trite	Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
eurocentnoun	One hundredth of a euro.
talonasnoun	(historical) The currency of Lithuania from 1991 to 1993.
hexagramnoun	A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
lotinoun	The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
minutenoun	A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
tetartemorionnoun	(historical) A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at 1/4 of an obolus.
euro coinnoun	any of the eight different coins that are in circulation in the eurozone, ranging in value from 1 cent to 2 euros. The 1 euro coin can also be specifically referred to as a euro coin.
half eaglenoun	(US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of five dollars, formerly used in the United States, one-half the value of the US eagle coin.
decimenoun	(informal) A 10-centime coin, minted up to 1999 and bearing the same value.
tetrobolnoun	(historical) An Ancient Greek coin worth four obols.