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multiplet

[ muhl-tuh-plet, -plit ]
/ ˈmʌl təˌplɛt, -plɪt /

noun Physics.

a group of several related spectral lines, usually of nearly the same wavelengths.

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Also called multiplet line .

Origin of multiplet

First recorded in 1920–25; multi- + (tri)plet

Words nearby multiplet

multiple shop, multiple stain, multiple star, multiple store, multiple symmetric lipomatosis, multiplet, multiple-unit car, multiple-valued, multiple-valued function, multiple vision, multiple voting
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British Dictionary definitions for multiplet

multiplet
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌplɛt, -plɪt) /

noun physics

a set of closely spaced lines in a spectrum, resulting from small differences between the energy levels of atoms or molecules
a group of related elementary particles that differ only in electric charge

Word Origin for multiplet

from multiple; on the model of doublet
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