parton

/pˈɑɹtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: par-ton
IPA: /pˈɑɹtən/

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Meaning

noun

Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, e.g. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.

Dated

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A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

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A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

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A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

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A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

Coined by American physicist Richard Feynman in 1969, from part + -on.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: pere
Suffix: part

Usage

Inflected Forms

partons (plural)

Derived Forms

antiparton multiparton partonic quasiparton

Homonyms

parten

Rhymes With

martin barton spartan carton tartan marten marton smarten garton darton mcmartin harten

Questions

How do you pronounce parton?

The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑɹtən/.

What does parton mean?

Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, e.g. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.

Where does parton come from?

It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce parton

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