noun🔗ShareLeptonA coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent)."My grandmother kept a small collection of ancient Greek lepta, some dating back centuries. "Meine Großmutter bewahrte eine kleine Sammlung antiker griechischer Lepton-Münzen auf, von denen einige Jahrhunderte alt waren.historyvalueeconomyfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKleiner, bronzener jüdischer Münze aus dem 1. Jahrhundert v. Chr.A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century B.C.E., considered by some to be the widow's mite."The museum display showed several ancient coins, including a tiny lepta that was barely bigger than my fingernail. "Die Museumsausstellung zeigte mehrere antike Münzen, darunter eine winzige Lepta, die kaum größer war als mein Fingernagel.historyarchaeologyreligionvalueeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLeptonAn elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon."The electron, a type of lepta, orbits the atom's nucleus. "Das Elektron, eine Art Lepton, umkreist den Atomkern.physicsscienceelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
