tauon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtaʊɑn/
Etymology
From tau + -on, named after the Greek letter ταῦ (taû), the initial letter of Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”), being the third lepton discovered.
Meanings
- An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tauons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tauonium · tauonic · antitauon
Relateds
Synonyms
tau · tau lepton · tau particle
Translations (20)
pl taon (particle) · fr tauon (particle) · bg таон (particle) · ru таон (particle) · pt tauão (particle) · ja タウ粒子 (particle) · tl taw tungapik (particle) · nl tauon (particle) · sv tauon (particle) · io tauono (particle) · fi tau (particle) · it tauone (particle) · is táeind (particle) · ru тау-лептон (particle) · fr tau (particle) · bg тау-лептон (particle) · nl taudeeltje (particle) · ca tauó (particle) · pt táuon (particle) · eo taŭono (particle)