Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magneton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: mag-ne-ton
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle.

Etymology

Borrowed from French magnéton, from magnétique + -on, equivalent to magnet + -on.

Inflected Forms

magnetons (plural)

Phrases

Bohr magneton nuclear magneton Parson magneton

Questions

What does magneton mean?: Any of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle.
Where does magneton come from?: Borrowed from French magnéton, from magnétique + -on, equivalent to magnet + -on.

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