multiplet

(multə plət)

noun

  1. a set of quantum mechanical states related to each other whose single energy level can be split into a specific number of distinct energy levels
  2. a line in a spectrum composed of a group of related lines

Origin: multipl(e) + -et

See multiplet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A spectral line having more than one component, representing slight variations in the energy states characteristic of an atom.
  2. Any of several classes or groupings of subatomic particles, such as the nucleon, that are similar in most properties but different in electric charge.

Origin:

Origin: multipl(e)

Origin: + (doubl)et

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