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kaon

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8
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9
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈkeɪˌɑn/

Definition of kaon

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (particle)any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark
    “K⁰: strange quark + down antiquark”
    “K (antiparticle of K⁰): down quark + strange antiquark”
    “K⁺: strange quark + up antiquark”
    “K⁻ (antiparticle of K⁺): up quark + strange antiquark”
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noun

  1. (particle)any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark
    “K⁰: strange quark + down antiquark”
    “K (antiparticle of K⁰): down quark + strange antiquark”
    “K⁺: strange quark + up antiquark”
    “K⁻ (antiparticle of K⁺): up quark + strange antiquark”
  2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Karlsruhe ontology.

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Etymology

From contracted pronunciation of K-meson.

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