muon
/ˈmjuːɒn/
muon noun: an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.
Noun
muon (plural muons)
- An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.
- The μ-meson of Powell (called here muon) is instead a disintegration product of the pion, only weakly linked to the nucleons and therefore of little importance in the explanation of nuclear forces.1951, Enrico Fermi, Elementary Particles
- The spectrum of electrons arising from the decay of the negative mu meson has been determined. The muons are arrested in the gas of a high pressure hydrogen filled diffusion cloud chamber.1955 March, CP Sargent, “Diffusion Cloud-Chamber Study of Very Slow Mesons”, in Physical Review
muon meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Persian
muon in Tamil
- மியூயான்
muon in Bengali
- an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family
- মিউওন miuōn
muon in Tagalog
- an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family
- mu tungapik
muon in Persian
- an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family
- میون, میوآن myu-ân
More languagesFewer languages
- muon in Thai
- มิวออน
- muon in Vietnamese
- muon
Forms of muon
| plural | muons |
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Origin of muon
Contraction of the earlier term mu-meson; the particle has now been recategorised as a lepton. Coined by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi in 1951 in his book Elementary Particles.
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Questions about muon
- What does muon mean?
- Muon means an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.
- What is muon in Tamil?
- Muon in Tamil is மியூயான். See Muon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is muon?
- Muon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce muon?
- Muon is pronounced /ˈmjuːɒn/.
- What is the plural of muon?
- The plural of muon is muons.
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