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dilaton

dilaton noun: a hypothetical scalar field, analogous to the photon.

Noun

dilaton (plural dilatons)

  1. A hypothetical scalar field, analogous to the photon.
  2. A particle associated with gravity, in string theory.

Forms of dilaton

pluraldilatons

Origin of dilaton

From dilate + -on.

Words formed from dilaton

Questions about dilaton

What does dilaton mean?
Dilaton means a hypothetical scalar field, analogous to the photon.
What part of speech is dilaton?
Dilaton is a noun.
What is the plural of dilaton?
The plural of dilaton is dilatons.

Words near dilaton in the dictionary

  1. dilatometers
  2. dilatometric
  3. dilatometrically
  4. dilatometries
  5. dilatometry
  6. dilaton
  7. dilatonic
  8. dilatons
  9. dilator
  10. dilatorily
  11. dilatoriness

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