Examples of “lepton” in a Sentence

noun An elementary particle with a spin of one half that does not feel the strong nuclear force.

• The electron is the best-known lepton.
• Physicists group the muon and the neutrino with the other leptons.
• Unlike a quark, a lepton does not take part in strong interactions.

noun A Greek coin worth one hundredth of a euro, the Greek name for the euro cent.

• In Greece, a euro is divided into one hundred lepta.