Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilaton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: dila-ton
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical scalar field, analogous to the photon.

noun

A particle associated with gravity, in string theory.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electronbf. ▲ Ancient Greek -ον (-on)influ. English -on English dilaton From dilate + -on.

Inflected Forms

dilatons (plural)

Derived Forms

axiodilaton dilatino dilatonic technidilaton

Questions

What does dilaton mean?: A hypothetical scalar field, analogous to the photon.
Where does dilaton come from?: Etymology tree Latin dīlātōder. Old French dilaterder. Middle English dilaten English dilate Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electronbf. ▲ Ancient Greek -ον (-on)influ. English -on English dilaton From dilate + -on.

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