dilaton

English

Etymology

From dilate +‎ -on.

Noun

dilaton (plural dilatons)

1. (physics) A theoretical scalar field (analogous to the photon).
2. (physics) A particle, associated with gravity, in string theory.

Derived terms

• axiodilaton
• dilatino
• dilatonic
• technidilaton

 

Translations

scalar field

particle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脹子／胀子 (zhàngzǐ)

• Finnish: dilatoni
• Italian: dilatone m

Anagrams

• talonid