1. meson

noun. ['ˈmeɪˌzɑːn'] an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0.

Rhymes with Meson

• liaison

2. mu-meson

noun. an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino.

3. pi-meson

noun. ['ˈpaɪˈmeɪˌzɑːn'] a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision.

4. k-meson

noun. an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.

5. b-meson

noun. exceedingly short-lived meson.

6. kappa-meson

noun. an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision.

Sentences with meson

1. Noun, singular or mass
A quark can also combine in a pair with an antiquark to form a meson, but this type of matter is extremely unstable and lasts for only a fraction of a millisecond.