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magnon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
magnon
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quantum of a spin wave.

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magn(et) English -on English magnon From magn(et) + -on.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

magnons (plural)

Derived Forms

bimagnon electromagnon magnonic magnonics multimagnon paramagnon

Phrases

Cro-Magnon

Frequently Paired Words

Cro-Magnon

Questions

What does magnon mean?
A quantum of a spin wave.
Where does magnon come from?
It is traced to French.

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