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multiplet

mul ti plet |ˈməltəplit ˈməltəplət | noun Physics a group of closely associated things, esp. closely spaced spectral lines or atomic energy levels, or subatomic particles differing only in a single property (e.g., charge or strangeness ). ORIGIN 1920s: from multiple, on the pattern of words such as doublet and triplet .

 

Oxford Dictionary

multiplet

multi |plet |ˈmʌltɪplət | noun Physics a group of closely associated things, especially closely spaced spectral lines or atomic energy levels, or subatomic particles differing only in a single property (e.g. charge or strangeness ). ORIGIN 1920s: from multiple, on the pattern of words such as doublet and triplet .

 

Duden Dictionary

Multiplett

Mul ti plett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Multipl e tt |das Multiplett; Genitiv: des Multipletts, Plural: die Multipletts lateinisch-englisch Folge eng benachbarter Werte einer messbaren physikalischen Größe z. B. in der Spektroskopie eine Gruppe dicht beieinanderliegender Spektrallinien

 

French Dictionary

multiplet

multiplet n. m. nom masculin informatique Ensemble de plusieurs bits traité comme un tout. : Des multiplets. Note Orthographique multiple t.

 

Spanish Dictionary

multiplete

multiplete nombre masculino Conjunto de bits cuya combinación permite representar una cifra, una letra o un signo en la forma binaria que puede ser tratada por una computadora .