FERMION


Meaning of FERMION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfer-mē-ˌän, ˈfər- ]

noun

Etymology: Enrico Fermi + English -on (II)

Date: 1947

: a particle (as an electron, proton, or neutron) whose spin quantum number is an odd multiple of 1/2 — compare boson

• fer·mi·on·ic ˌfer-mē-ˈä-nik, ˌfər- adjective

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