magneton

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noun

Any of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle.

OriginFrench magnéton →
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Meanings

nounmagneton (plural magnetons)

plural magnetons

  1. natural sciencesAny of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle.

Origin

  1. Frenchmagnéton
  2. Englishmagneton

Borrowed from French magnéton, from magnétique + -on, equivalent to magnet + -on.

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Anagrams

Montagnetangemon
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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