orbiton

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noun

A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.

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Meanings

nounorbiton (plural orbitons)

plural orbitons

  1. particlenatural sciencesA quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions.

    Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton.

    2012, BBC News online, 18 Apr 2012

Origin

From orbit + -on.

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Translations

Finnish orbitoni
  • orbitoniquasiparticle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

biotron
Cite this entry
APA

orbiton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbiton

MLA

“orbiton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbiton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orbiton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orbiton.

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