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kaon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkeɪˌɑn/

Etymology

From contracted pronunciation of K-meson.

Meanings

  1. (particle) any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark
    • K⁺: strange quark + up antiquark
    • K (antiparticle of K⁰): down quark + strange antiquark
    • K⁻ (antiparticle of K⁺): up quark + strange antiquark
    • K⁰: strange quark + down antiquark

Forms

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kaons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

kaonic · antikaon · kaonium

Translations (12)

pt káon (K-meson) · ru као́н (K-meson) · nl kaon (K-meson) · fr kaon (K-meson) · de Kaon (K-meson) · fi kaoni (K-meson) · ca kaó (K-meson) · pl kaon (K-meson) · sv kaon (K-meson) · it kaone (K-meson) · sv K-meson (K-meson) · km កាណូ (K-meson)