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multiplet definition

multi·plet (mul′tə 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

Etymology: multipl(e) + -et

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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