Etymology

caloron

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Today it means: In mathematical physics, a finite temperature instanton. Full definition →

Latin calor
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  1. Latin · derived fromcalor“heat”
  2. English todaycaloron

From Latin calor (“heat”) + -on.

Words from the same roots

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