orbiton

== English == === Etymology === From orbit +‎ -on. === Noun === orbiton (plural orbitons) (particle physics) A quasiparticle, corresponding to the orbital energy of an electron, which can result from an electron apparently ‘splitting’ under certain conditions. 2012, BBC News online, 18 Apr 2012: Two such quasi-particles had been seen before, but a team reporting in Nature has now confirmed a third: the orbiton. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === holon spinon === Anagrams === 'bortion, biotron == Esperanto == === Noun === orbiton accusative singular of orbito