muon

(myo̵̅o̅än′)

noun

Particle Physics an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of 105.7 MeV, c. 207 times that of an electron, and a mean lifetime of 2.2×10 second: it decays into an electron, a neutrino, and an antineutrino

Origin: mu + (mes)on

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See muon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An elementary particle in the lepton family (not a meson), having a mass 209 times that of the electron, a negative electric charge, and a mean lifetime of 2.2 × 10-6 seconds. Also called mu meson. See Table at subatomic particle.

Origin:

Origin: Short for mu meson

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Related Forms:

  • mu·onˈic adjective

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