skewon

English

Etymology

From skew +‎ -on.

Noun

skewon (plural skewons)

1. (physics) A theoretical particle related to the axion and dilaton
   • 2015, Alberto Favaro, Friedrich W. Hehl, “Light propagation in local and linear media: Fresnel-Kummer wave surfaces with 16 singular points”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     The identity of Fresnel and Kummer surfaces, which holds true for media with a certain symmetry (zero skewon piece), provides an elegant interpretation of the results.

Anagrams

• Keowns, knowes