noun🔗ShareレプタA 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. "祖母は、数世紀も前のものもある、古代ギリシャのレプタの小さなコレクションを保管していました。historyvalueeconomyfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share紀元前1世紀の小さな青銅製のユダヤのコイン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. "博物館の展示では、私の爪よりもわずかに大きい小さなレプタを含む、いくつかの古代コインが展示されていました。historyarchaeologyreligionvalueeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareレプトンAn 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. "レプトンの一種である電子は、原子核の周りを回っています。physicsscienceelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading