Lepton
WordNet
noun
(1) An elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
(2) 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , neuter form of ‘small’.
Noun
- A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century BCE. The lowest value coin ever in circulation. Considered by some to be the widow's mite.
Noun
- An elementary particle with a spin of 1/2 (a fermion) which is immune to the strong nuclear force (including the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon).
Noun
- lepton
- lepton (coin)