parton

See also: Parton

English

Etymology

Coined by quantum field theorist Richard Feynman in 1969, from part +‎ -on.

Noun

parton (plural partons)

  1. (physics, dated or historical) Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, i.e. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.

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Esperanto

Noun

parton

  1. accusative singular of parto

Hungarian

Etymology

part +‎ -on

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɒrton]
  • Hyphenation: par‧ton

Noun

parton

  1. superessive singular of part
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