Definition of Multiplet

1. Noun. (physics) A spectral line that has multiple components ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) A compound peak produced in several forms of spectroscopy ¹

3. Noun. (physics) Any of several groupings of subatomic particles that share most properties, but have different charges ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Multiplet

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Multiplet

multiple stain
multiple star
multiple star system
multiple stars
multiple sulfatase deficiency
multiple superparticular
multiple superparticulars
multiple symmetric lipomatosis
multiple system atrophy
multiple trauma
multiple unit
multiple units
multiple vision
multiple voting
multiples
multiplet (current term)
multiplets
multiplex
multiplex operation
multiplexable
multiplexed
multiplexer
multiplexers
multiplexes
multiplexing
multiplexings
multiplexor
multiplexors
multipliable
multiplicable

Literary usage of Multiplet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... singlet (1) -7.16, singlet (5) -3.0, AsB multiplet (3) -1.27, ... multiplet (5) —3.34, pair of triplets (1) -1.90, multiplet (2) -0.85, ..."

2. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"A device of this kind ought to be generally adopted wherever pacing is required, as a rider must follow his multiplet as closely as possible to get the ..."

3. The Collected Mathematical Papers of Arthur Cayley by Arthur Cayley (1891)
"The restriction that a non-consecutive duad of any multiplet is not to occur as a duad, consecutive or non-consecutive, of any other multiplet (see my note ..."

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