How to Pronounce Leptons

To pronounce "leptons", say LEPT-ons — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

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Letters

LEPT-ons

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"leptons" has 2 syllables: lept-ons.

What does leptons mean?

noun

  1. A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).
  2. A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century B.C.E., considered by some to be the widow's mite.

noun

  1. An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon.

Related words

antiparticlesbosonshadronsnucleonantiquarksfermionsgluonmesons

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How many syllables are in "leptons"?▾

"Leptons" has 2 syllables: lept · ons.

What does "leptons" mean?▾

Leptons: A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent).

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