From gravity + -on. Coined by Russian physicists Dmitrii Blokhintsev and F. M. Gal'perin in 1934, and reintroduced by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1959 in a lecture to the American Physical Society.

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What does graviton mean?: Graviton means a hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass.
What is graviton in Hindi?: Graviton in Hindi is गुरुत्वाणु (gurutvāṇu). See Graviton meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is graviton?: Graviton is a noun.
How do you pronounce graviton?: Graviton is pronounced /ˈɡɹavɪtɒn/.
What is the plural of graviton?: The plural of graviton is gravitons.

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graviton meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Sanskrit

graviton in Hindi

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graviton in Sanskrit

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Words formed from graviton

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