Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spinon
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the holon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.

Etymology

From spin + -on.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

spinons (plural)

Derived Forms

spinonic

Questions

What does spinon mean?
One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the holon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero.
Where does spinon come from?
From spin + -on.

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