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baryon

/ˈbɛəɹiɒn/

baryon noun: a heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.

Noun

baryon (plural baryons)

  1. (particle) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
    • Without prejudging on the actual nature of the relationship between the V₁ and the nucleon it seems practical to have a collective name for these particles and other which possibly may still be discovered and which may also have to be taken along in the conservation principle just mentioned. It is...1953 October 1, A. Pais, “On the Baryon-meson-photon System”, in Progress of Theoretical Physics, volume 10, number 4, page 457

Forms of baryon

pluralbaryons

Origin of baryon

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + English -on. Coined by Dutch-American physicist Abraham Pais in 1953. Equivalent to baryo- + -on.

Words formed from baryon

Phrases with baryon

Questions about baryon

What does baryon mean?
Baryon means a heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
What part of speech is baryon?
Baryon is a noun.
How do you pronounce baryon?
Baryon is pronounced /ˈbɛəɹiɒn/.
What is the plural of baryon?
The plural of baryon is baryons.

Words near baryon in the dictionary

  1. barymetry
  2. barymorphosis
  3. baryo-
  4. baryochemical
  5. baryogenesis
  6. baryon
  7. baryon acoustic oscillation
  8. baryon acoustic oscillations
  9. baryon number
  10. baryon numbers
  11. baryonia

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