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pion rocket

pion rocket noun: a theoretical type of antimatter rocket which uses proton-antiproton fuel, and magnetic rocket funnels to direct the π-on exhaust. The pi meson particles are created by the matter-antimatter annihilation of protons and antiprotons.

Noun

pion rocket (plural pion rockets)

  1. A theoretical type of antimatter rocket which uses proton-antiproton fuel, and magnetic rocket funnels to direct the π-on exhaust. The pi meson particles are created by the matter-antimatter annihilation of protons and antiprotons.

Forms of pion rocket

pluralpion rockets

Origin of pion rocket

From the type of exhaust expelled by the rocket, being composed of π subatomic particles (π mesons, aka pions).

Questions about pion rocket

What does pion rocket mean?
Pion rocket means a theoretical type of antimatter rocket which uses proton-antiproton fuel, and magnetic rocket funnels to direct the π-on exhaust. The pi meson particles are created by the matter-antimatter annihilation of protons and antiprotons.
What part of speech is pion rocket?
Pion rocket is a noun.
What is the plural of pion rocket?
The plural of pion rocket is pion rockets.

Words near pion rocket in the dictionary

  1. piolet
  2. piolets
  3. pioloform
  4. pioloforms
  5. pion
  6. pion rocket
  7. pion rockets
  8. pioned
  9. pioneer
  10. Pioneer anomaly
  11. pioneer axon

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