muon neutrino en · NOUN
Meanings
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A leptonic elementary particle having about half the mass of an electron and no charge.
Here, OPERA's scientists told their colleagues in Kyoto that they have spotted a so-called muon-neutrino (of the sort whipped up at CERN) turn into another, tau-flavoured one.
2012 June 8, “Back to the future”, in The Economist:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| muon-neutrino | alternative | lexicographic | |
| muon neutrinos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
sv myonneutrino (elementary particle) · is fiseind mýeindar (elementary particle) · cmn μ中微子 (elementary particle) · fi myoni-neutriino (elementary particle) · nl muonneutrino (elementary particle)