English Explanatory Dictionary

magneton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

magneton magnetons

Etymology

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

Derived words

Bohr magneton nuclear magneton Parson magneton

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