lepton
noun/ˈlɛptɑn/
Frequency rank: #19,730 most common English word
Meaning
A subatomic particle that does not experience the strong nuclear force, such as an electron, muon, or neutrino.
Example sentence
The electron is the most familiar lepton in the Standard Model of particle physics.
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