singlet

IPA: sˈɪŋgʌɫt

noun

  • A set of one, an item not part of a larger set, particularly
  • (physics) A multiplet having a single member, especially a single spectroscopic peak.
  • (physics, quantum mechanics) A quantum state having zero spin.
  • (psychology, informal) A person who does not have a form of multiplicity, i.e. a single persona occupying one human body.
  • A single piece of clothing, particularly
  • (UK, Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, New Zealand, Singapore) A sleeveless buttonless shirt with a low-cut neck.
  • (sports) A one-piece, tight-fitting uniform, usually made of spandex or nylon, required in wrestling and powerlifting.
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Examples of "singlet" in Sentences

  • It is equivalent to singlet states.
  • Normally the singlet is the ground state.
  • I suggest merging singlet into diradical.
  • Differences between singlet and triplet carbenes.
  • It should not be confused with a wrestling singlet.
  • Trust me … the singlet is the least of your worries.
  • A concerted mechanism is available for singlet carbenes.
  • A singlet nitrene reacts with retention of configuration.
  • H2TPP is a photosensitizer for the production of singlet oxygen.
  • Members of the octet are shown in green, the singlet in magenta.
  • Underneath the singlet, wrestlers traditionally wear a jockstrap.
  • His chest muscles stood out through his thin singlet and his kilt was the size of a barrel.
  • Consider a pair of electrons S1, S2 at time t when they are in a so-called singlet state, represented by the vector
  • There are many things that women here do that put me to shame as a stay-at-home mom who thinks taking care of a singlet is a lot of work.
  • A pair of wrestling shoes costs $15, protective headgear is $10, and another $50 provides warm-ups and a wrestling uniform called a singlet.
  • I was wearing this skimpy little thing called a singlet — it's that old-fashioned-looking, one-piece-bathing-suit thing that wrestlers and weight lifters wear.
  • Should he be an elderly Scotsman whose sole claim to fame is that, forty years ago, he used to run around the track in singlet and shorts while being chased by Jeffrey Archer?
  • Photodynamic therapy consists of introducing photocatalysts into tumour cells in such a way that when radiation (in the form of light) is applied, the photocatalysts destroy these cells as a result of the production of a reactive agent known as singlet oxygen.
  • Researchers from Imperial College London said the images reveal the physical changes that occur inside cancer cells while they are dying as a result of Photodynamic Therapy -- a cancer treatment that uses light to activate a drug that creates a short-lived toxic type of oxygen, called singlet oxygen, which kills cancerous cells.

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