axion
axion noun: a hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
Noun
axion (plural axions)
- A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
- The axion is a candidate particle for the cold dark matter that constitutes a large fraction of the mass of the Universe.2000 Summer/Fall, John Clarke, Superconductivity: A Macroscopic Quantum Phenomenon, Rene Donaldson, Bill Kirk (editors), Beam Line, Volume 30, Number 2, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, page 47
- In summary, the first version of gravity-mediated supersymmetry breaking has the advantage of giving an axion mass that is within cosmological bounds, while the second version has the advantage of giving the gauginos masses that are comparable to the masses of the squarks and sleptons.2000, Steven Weinberg, The Quantum Theory of Fields, volume 3, Supersymmetry, page 375
axion meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati
axion in Hindi
- hypothetical subatomic particle
- अक्षाणु akṣāṇu
axion in Tamil
- நரம்புவேர் முனை வீக்கம், மூளை முதுகுத்தண்டு
axion in Marathi
- hypothetical subatomic particle
- अक्षाणू akṣāṇū
axion in Gujarati
- hypothetical subatomic particle
- અક્ષાણુ akṣāṇu
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- axion in Sanskrit
- अक्षाणु akṣāṇu
- axion in Nepali
- अक्षाणु akṣāṇu
Examples of axion in a sentence
- Let us begin with a disclaimer: axions, a, have been conjectured to exist on theoretical grounds, but have not as yet been observed.2013, Adrian C. Melissinos, Reminiscences: A Journey Through Particle Physics, page 93:
- Theoretical considerations appear to indicate that the axion mass should be somewhere between the microelectron volt and millielectron volt range.2015, Paul Seidel, editor, Applied Superconductivity: Handbook on Devices and Applications, page 857:
Forms of axion
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Origin of axion
Coined by American physicist Frank Wilczek in 1978 after Axion, a brand of laundry detergent, for its -on suffix and the notion that the new particle could "clean up" a problem in physics. Also with relation to the axial current.
Words formed from axion
Questions about axion
- What does axion mean?
- Axion means a hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
- What is axion in Hindi?
- Axion in Hindi is अक्षाणु (akṣāṇu). See Axion meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use axion in a sentence?
- Let us begin with a disclaimer: axions, a, have been conjectured to exist on theoretical grounds, but have not as yet been observed.
- What part of speech is axion?
- Axion is a noun.
- What is the plural of axion?
- The plural of axion is axions.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: axion (page history and authors); axion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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