MESON


Meaning of MESON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-ˌzän, ˈmā-, ˈmē-, -ˌsän ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mes- + -on (II)

Date: 1939

: any of a group of fundamental particles (as the pion and kaon) made up of a quark and an antiquark that are subject to the strong force and have zero or an integer number of quantum units of spin

• me·son·ic me-ˈzä-nik, mā-, mē-, -ˈsä- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.