An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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graviton
  گراویتون  
gerâviton (#)
Fr.: graviton  

A hypothetical elementary particle associated with the gravitational interactions. This quantum of gravitational radiation is a stable particle, which
travels with the speed of light, and has zero rest mass, zero charge, and a spin of ± 2.

See also: From gravit(y), → gravity

  • → -on a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles.