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orbiton

orbiton noun: a quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.

Noun

orbiton (plural orbitons)

  1. (particle) A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.
    • Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton.2012, BBC News online, 18 Apr 2012

Forms of orbiton

pluralorbitons

Origin of orbiton

From orbit + -on.

Words formed from orbiton

Questions about orbiton

What does orbiton mean?
Orbiton means a quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.
What part of speech is orbiton?
Orbiton is a noun.
What is the plural of orbiton?
The plural of orbiton is orbitons.

Words near orbiton in the dictionary

  1. orbitolinids
  2. orbitomaxillary
  3. orbitomeatal
  4. orbitomedial
  5. orbitomesial
  6. orbiton
  7. orbitonasal
  8. orbitonic
  9. orbitons
  10. orbitopathies
  11. orbitopathy

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