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. "Ma grand-mère conservait une petite collection d'anciens leptons grecs, dont certains dataient de plusieurs siècles.historyvalueeconomyfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePetite pièce de monnaie en bronze de Judée du 1er siècle avant J.-C.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. "L'exposition du musée présentait plusieurs pièces de monnaie anciennes, dont une minuscule lepta qui était à peine plus grande que mon ongle.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. "L'électron, un type de lepton, orbite autour du noyau de l'atome.physicsscienceelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
