chronon

[ kroh-non ]
/ ˈkroʊ nɒn /

noun

a hypothetical unit of time, taken as a ratio between the diameter of the electron and the velocity of light, equivalent to approximately 10−24 second.

Origin of chronon

1975–80; < Greek chron(os) time + -on1

Words nearby chronon

chronologist, chronologize, chronology, chronometer, chronometry, chronon, chronooncology, chronopher, chronoscope, chronotherapy, chronotron

Example sentences from the Web for chronon

  • A chronon is the length of time it takes one quantum of energy to push one electron from one electronic orbit to the next.

    The Ideal |Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

British Dictionary definitions for chronon

chronon
/ (ˈkrəʊnɒn) /

noun

a unit of time equal to the time that a photon would take to traverse the diameter of an electron: about 10 –24 seconds