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 Definitions of lepton  [ˈlɛp tɒn]  

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Definition of 'lepton' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) lepton
a monetary unit of modern Greece, equal to

2.  lepton
a small copper or bronze coin of ancient Greece.

3. (n.) lepton
½ that are not subject to the strong force, as the electron and muon.

Etymology:  (1948; < Gk, neut. of leptós small, slight; see lepto -, -on1)

Definition of 'lepton' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) lepton
100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece

2. (noun) lepton
an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0



'lepton' - Nearby Entries  

leptoglossus  leptomeninges  leptomeningitis  lepton  leptopteris  leptopteris superba  leptoptilus crumeniferus  



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