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varitron

varitron noun: an alleged subatomic particle with variable mass that Armenian physicists claimed to have discovered in the 1940s, but which was subsequently debunked.

Noun

varitron (plural varitrons)

  1. An alleged subatomic particle with variable mass that Armenian physicists claimed to have discovered in the 1940s, but which was subsequently debunked.
    • The mass of a varitron varies from 100 to 25,000 electron masses.1955, Nuclear Science Abstracts - Issues 4344-8020, page 644
    • The discovery of the varitron brought the brothers Alikhanov not only immediate fame, but considerable fortune as well in the form of a Stalin Prize First Class accompanied by 200,000 rubles.1963 ·, Martin Caidin, Red Star in Space, page 52

Forms of varitron

pluralvaritrons

Questions about varitron

What does varitron mean?
Varitron means an alleged subatomic particle with variable mass that Armenian physicists claimed to have discovered in the 1940s, but which was subsequently debunked.
What part of speech is varitron?
Varitron is a noun.
What is the plural of varitron?
The plural of varitron is varitrons.

Words near varitron in the dictionary

  1. varisses
  2. varistor
  3. varistors
  4. varisyllabic
  5. varisyllabicity
  6. varitron
  7. varitrons
  8. varitype
  9. varityped
  10. varitypes
  11. varityping

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