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muon neutrino

muon neutrino noun: a leptonic elementary particle having about half the mass of an electron and no charge.

Noun

muon neutrino (plural muon neutrinos)

  1. A leptonic elementary particle having about half the mass of an electron and no charge.
    • Here, OPERA's scientists told their colleagues in Kyoto that they have spotted a so-called muon-neutrino (of the sort whipped up at CERN) turn into another, tau-flavoured one.2012 June 8, “Back to the future”, in The Economist

Forms of muon neutrino

pluralmuon neutrinos
alternative formmuon-neutrino

Questions about muon neutrino

What does muon neutrino mean?
Muon neutrino means a leptonic elementary particle having about half the mass of an electron and no charge.
What part of speech is muon neutrino?
Muon neutrino is a noun.
What is the plural of muon neutrino?
The plural of muon neutrino is muon neutrinos.

Words near muon neutrino in the dictionary

  1. muoctahedrons
  2. muogenic
  3. muographic
  4. muography
  5. muon
  6. muon neutrino
  7. muon neutrinos
  8. Muong
  9. muonic
  10. muonide
  11. muonides

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