Associations to the word «Singlet»

Wiktionary

SINGLET, noun. (UK) (Australian) (Irish) (Nigeria) (New Zealand) A vest; a sleeveless garment with a low-cut neck, often worn underneath a shirt.
SINGLET, noun. (physics) A multiplet having a single member, especially a single spectroscopic peak.
SINGLET, noun. (physics) (quantum mechanics) A quantum state having zero spin.
SINGLET OXYGEN, noun. (physics) (chemistry) A metastable state of molecular oxygen that has a slightly higher energy than normal triplet oxygen, and is more chemically reactive.

Dictionary definition

SINGLET, noun. A collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley