English Explanatory Dictionary

dilaton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothetical scalar field (analogous to the photon).
  2. A particle, associated with gravity, in string theory.

Word forms

dilaton dilatons

Etymology

From dilate + -on.

Derived words

axiodilaton dilatino dilatonic technidilaton
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