leptonic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.

OriginEnglish lepton ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

adjectiveleptonic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλέπω (lépō)
  2. Ancient Greekλεπτόν (leptón)
  3. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  4. Latinēlectrum
  5. New Latinēlectricus
  6. Englishelectric
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  10. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  11. Englishion
  12. Englishelectronbf.
  13. Englishlepton
  14. Englishleptonic

From lepton + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan leptònic
  • leptònicof or pertaining to leptons
French leptonique
  • leptoniqueof or pertaining to leptons
Italian leptonico
  • leptonicoof or pertaining to leptons
Portuguese leptónico, leptônico
  • leptónicoof or pertaining to leptons
  • leptônicoof or pertaining to leptons
Spanish leptónico
  • leptónicoof or pertaining to leptons

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with leptonic

electronicchronicsonicharmonicmonophonicionicironicultrasonictonicmasonicsymphonicsupersoniciconicdemoniccolonicmnemonicbionicplatonicmonotonichydroponichadronicplanktonicphoniccarbonic
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Anagrams

Leponticplecotin
Cite this entry
APA

leptonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptonic

MLA

“leptonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leptonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptonic.

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