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kaon

/ˈkeɪˌɑn/

kaon noun: 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.

Noun (1)

kaon (plural kaons)

  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
    • K⁰: strange quark + down antiquark
    • K (antiparticle of K⁰): down quark + strange antiquark

Noun (2) capitalized: KAON

KAON

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Karlsruhe ontology.

Forms of kaon

pluralkaons

Origin of kaon

From contracted pronunciation of K-meson.

Words formed from kaon

Questions about kaon

What does kaon mean?
Kaon means 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.
What part of speech is kaon?
Kaon is a noun.
How do you pronounce kaon?
Kaon is pronounced /ˈkeɪˌɑn/.
What is the plural of kaon?
The plural of kaon is kaons.

Words near kaon in the dictionary

  1. kaolinizing
  2. kaolinosis
  3. kaolins
  4. kaomoji
  5. kaomojis
  6. kaon
  7. kaona
  8. kaonic
  9. kaonic hydrogen
  10. kaonium
  11. kaonlike

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