noun🔗ShareЛептаA 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. "Моя бабушка хранила небольшую коллекцию древнегреческих лепт, некоторые из которых датируются столетиями.historyvalueeconomyfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareМаленькая бронзовая иудейская монета I века до нашей эрыA 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. "На музейной выставке было представлено несколько древних монет, в том числе крошечная лепта, которая была едва больше моего ногтя.historyarchaeologyreligionvalueeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareЛептонAn 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. "Электрон, тип лептона, вращается вокруг ядра атома.physicsscienceelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
