multiplet

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A group of many parts, particularly
2. noun A spectral line that has multiple components.
3. noun A compound peak produced in several forms of spectroscopy.
4. noun Any of several groupings of subatomic particles that share most properties, but have different charges.

Similar words

splittings multiplicity fold many-partedness multiparter multiunit multicomplex multipion multipede polyad

Often followed by

structure of is at splitting are in and components

Word family

multiplets