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meson definition

☆ meson (mes′än′, mez′-; mā′sän′, -zän′; mē′-)

noun

Particle Physics any of a group of subatomic particles that are both hadrons and bosons, including the pion and kaon

Etymology: < mes(otr)on

Related Forms:

  • mesonic me·sonic (me sän′ik, -zän′-; mē-) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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