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quindecuplet

quindecuplet noun: a multiplet of fifteen subatomic particles.

Noun

quindecuplet (plural quindecuplets)

  1. (particle, rare) A multiplet of fifteen subatomic particles.
    • Exercise 11.10. Calculate the multiplicities of the weights in the octet of š’®š’°(3) and in the quindecuplet of š’®š’°(4) according to (11.4.60).1988, Wolfgang Ludwig, Claus Falter, Symmetries in Physics: Group Theory Applied to Physical Problems, 2nd edition, Springerā€“Verlag, ā†’ISBN, page 310, ā†’ISBN

Forms of quindecuplet

pluralquindecuplets

Origin of quindecuplet

From quindecuple (ā€œtimes fifteen; composed of 15 partsā€) + -et (ā€œforming diminutivesā€), from Latin quindecim (ā€œfifteenā€) + -plus (ā€œ-times, -foldā€).

Questions about quindecuplet

What does quindecuplet mean?
Quindecuplet means a multiplet of fifteen subatomic particles.
What part of speech is quindecuplet?
Quindecuplet is a noun.
What is the plural of quindecuplet?
The plural of quindecuplet is quindecuplets.

Words near quindecuplet in the dictionary

  1. quindecimvirate
  2. quindecimviri
  3. quindecimvirs
  4. quindecone
  5. quindecupartite
  6. quindecuplet
  7. quindecuplets
  8. quindecylic
  9. quindenary
  10. quindene
  11. quindenes

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