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tardyons

tardyons is the plural of tardyon.

Meaning of tardyon

Noun

tardyon (plural tardyons)

  1. Any particle with non-zero mass (i.e. one that travels more slowly than the speed of light).
    • One, our own, is the tardyon-universe, in which all particles go at subluminal velocities and may accelerate to nearly the speed of light.1972, Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Guide to Science
    Synonyms:
    bradyon, ittyon, massive particle

Questions about tardyons

What is tardyons the plural of?
Tardyons is the plural of tardyon.

Words near tardyons in the dictionary

  1. tardy slip
  2. tardy slips
  3. tardying
  4. tardyon
  5. tardyonic
  6. tardyons
  7. Tardys
  8. tare
  9. Tarece
  10. Tarectec
  11. tared

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