graviton C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈɡræv.ɪˌtɑːn/ UK /ˈɡræv.ɪ.tɒn/ See IPA manual Freq #44946 Meanings 1 noun a hypothetical massless spin-2 boson that would be the quantum carrier of gravity in a quantum theory of the gravitational field In the proposed model, a graviton would carry one quantum of the gravitational field. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a hypothetical massless... quantum of gravity Word family Forms gravitons Derived forms gravitonicantigravitonmultigraviton Related forms gravityquantum gravitybosongravitational fieldgravitational wave Etymology Formed from gravity + -on, the particle-name suffix also found in electron and proton. The term entered physics in the 1930s for the hypothetical quantum of the gravitational field. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # graviton **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡræv.ɪˌtɑːn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡræv.ɪ.tɒn/ **Frequency rank:** 44946 ## Meanings 1. a hypothetical massless spin-2 boson that would be the quantum carrier of gravity in a quantum theory of the gravitational field ## Examples - In the proposed model, a graviton would carry one quantum of the gravitational field. ## Synonyms - quantum of gravity ## Derived Forms - gravitonic - antigraviton - multigraviton ## Related Forms - gravity - quantum gravity - boson - gravitational field - gravitational wave ## Etymology Formed from gravity + -on, the particle-name suffix also found in electron and proton. The term entered physics in the 1930s for the hypothetical quantum of the gravitational field. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown