MUON


Meaning of MUON in English

— muonic , adj.

/myooh"on/ , n. Physics.

a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: µ

[ 1950-55; by shortening of MU MESON; see MU, -ON 1 ]

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