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chronon

[ kroh-non ]
/ ˈkroʊ nɒn /
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noun
a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10−24 second.
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Origin of chronon

1975–80; <Greek chron(os) time + -on1

Words nearby chronon

chronologist, chronologize, chronology, chronometer, chronometry, chronon, chronopher, chronoscope, chronotherapy, Chronotron, chronotropic
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How to use chronon in a sentence

  • A chronon is the length of time it takes one quantum of energy to push one electron from one electronic orbit to the next.

    The Ideal|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

British Dictionary definitions for chronon

chronon
/ (ˈkrəʊnɒn) /
noun
a unit of time equal to the time that a photon would take to traverse the diameter of an electron: about 10 –24 seconds
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