Pronunciation: ' pär- ˌ tän
Function: noun
Etymology: part icle + 2 -on
Date: 1969
: a particle (as a quark or gluon) that is held to be a constituent of hadrons
Pronunciation: ' pär- ˌ tän
Function: noun
Etymology: part icle + 2 -on
Date: 1969
: a particle (as a quark or gluon) that is held to be a constituent of hadrons
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012