English Explanatory Dictionary

repton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A single entangled monomer in a system undergoing reptation
name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3026).
  3. A town in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
  4. A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛp.tən/

Word forms

repton reptons

Etymology

From reptation + -on.

Derived words

Reptonian
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