Complete Definition of "muon"

English
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Etymology
Contraction of mu-meson (the particle has now been recategorised as a lepton).

Pronunciation
IPA|/�mju��n/

Noun
en-noun

  1. particles An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 209 times greater.

Translations

Italian: muone m
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Japanese: ����� (myū ryūshi)

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