GRAVITON


Meaning of GRAVITON in English

/grav"i ton'/ , n. Physics.

the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two. Cf. photon .

[ 1940-45; GRAVIT(Y) + -ON 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .