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  • 1. meson
  • Rhymes with Meson
  • 2. mu-meson
  • 3. pi-meson
  • 4. k-meson
  • 5. b-meson
  • 6. kappa-meson
  • Meson in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. meson
  • Rhymes with Meson
  • 2. mu-meson
  • 3. pi-meson
  • 4. k-meson
  • 5. b-meson
  • 6. kappa-meson
  • Meson in a sentence
Synonyms
Etymology

1. meson

noun. ['ˈmeɪˌzɑːn'] an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0.

Synonyms

  • J particle
  • kappa-meson
  • k-meson
  • kaon
  • mesotron
  • psi particle
  • boson
  • b-meson
  • pion
  • K particle
  • pi-meson

Etymology

  • meso- (English)
  • μέσος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • on (English)
  • on (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • μέσον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Rhymes with Meson

  • liaison

2. mu-meson

noun. an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino.

Synonyms

  • negative muon
  • muon

3. pi-meson

noun. ['ˈpaɪˈmeɪˌzɑːn'] a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision.

Synonyms

  • pion
  • meson

4. k-meson

noun. an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.

Synonyms

  • kaon
  • mesotron
  • meson
  • K particle

5. b-meson

noun. exceedingly short-lived meson.

Synonyms

  • meson

6. kappa-meson

noun. an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.

Synonyms

  • kaon
  • mesotron
  • meson
  • K particle

Sentences with meson


1. Noun, singular or mass
A quark can also combine in a pair with an antiquark to form a meson, but this type of matter is extremely unstable and lasts for only a fraction of a millisecond.

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