Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

magneton

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

mag·ne·ton

noun \ˈmag-nə-ˌtän\

Definition of MAGNETON

: a unit of the quantized magnetic moment of a particle (as an atom)

Origin of MAGNETON

International Scientific Vocabulary magnet- + 2-on
First Known Use: 1911

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: magneto–optic
Previous Word in the Dictionary: magnetomotive force
All Words Near: magneton

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up magneton? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).