isotone

English

Etymology 1

Reinterpretation of the p in isotope as standing for proton, leading to a replacement with the letter n for neutron. Coined by German physicist Kurt Guggenheimer in 1934.

Noun

isotone (plural isotones)

1. (nuclear physics) Any of a number of nuclides of different elements that have the same number of neutrons.

Related terms

• isotonic

Translations

Any of a number of nuclides of different elements

• French: isotone (fr) m
• German: Isoton n
• Italian: isotono m
• Polish: izoton (pl) m
• Portuguese: isótono (pt) m
• Slovak: izotón m
• Spanish: isótono m

See also

• isobar
• isotope

Etymology 2

Adjective

isotone (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) monotone nondecreasing.

Anagrams

• toonies

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

isotone m (plural isotones)

1. (physics) isotone

Adjective

isotone (plural isotones)

1. (physics) isotonic

Italian

Adjective

isotone

1. feminine plural of isotono

Anagrams

• osteoni