multiplet

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mul′tə plet′, -plit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mul•ti•plet  (mul′tə plet′, -plit),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsa group of several related spectral lines, usually of nearly the same wavelengths. Also called mul′tiplet line′. 
  • multi- + (tri)plet 1920–25

'multiplet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
doublet

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