singlet
Americannoun
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a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
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a single unit; an unpaired or separate item.
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Chiefly British. a man's undershirt or jersey.
noun
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a man's sleeveless undergarment covering the body from the shoulders to the hips
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Also called (in Britain): vest. a similar sleeveless garment worn as outerwear
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a garment worn with shorts by athletes, boxers, etc
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a black woollen outer garment worn by bushmen
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physics a multiplet that has only one member
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chem a chemical bond consisting of one electron
Etymology
Origin of singlet
Example Sentences
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"Our experimental research demonstrates that the material behaves completely differently from what we would expect for a conventional singlet superconductor," added Linder.
From Science Daily
"It's so exciting to get to play," he smiles, his team's name – Spiked and Served – emblazoned on his singlet.
From BBC
He wears athletic shorts and a sleeveless singlet.
From Literature
For many years, the Kondo effect was thought to mainly suppress magnetism by locking spins into singlets, a maximally entangled state with zero total spin.
From Science Daily
She’s Taylor Swift with a jump shot, Mia Hamm in a singlet; a figure so transcendent she is changing her profession.
From Los Angeles Times
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