Orbiton
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions. particle
"Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton."
Example
More examples"Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton."
Etymology
From orbit + -on.
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