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skewon

skewon noun: a theoretical particle related to the axion and dilaton.

Noun

skewon (plural skewons)

  1. A theoretical particle related to the axion and dilaton
    • The identity of Fresnel and Kummer surfaces, which holds true for media with a certain symmetry (zero skewon piece), provides an elegant interpretation of the results.2015, Alberto Favaro, Friedrich W. Hehl, “Light propagation in local and linear media: Fresnel-Kummer wave surfaces with 16 singular points”, in arXiv

Forms of skewon

pluralskewons

Origin of skewon

From skew + -on.

Questions about skewon

What does skewon mean?
Skewon means a theoretical particle related to the axion and dilaton.
What part of speech is skewon?
Skewon is a noun.
What is the plural of skewon?
The plural of skewon is skewons.

Words near skewon in the dictionary

  1. skewings
  2. skewjawed
  3. skewly
  4. skewness
  5. skewnesses
  6. skewon
  7. skewons
  8. skewquieff
  9. skews
  10. Skewsby
  11. skewsymmetric

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