mu·on (my   n )n. 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. [Short for mu meson.] mu·on ic adj. |
muon [mew-on]
Noun
a positive or negative elementary particle with a mass 207 times that of an electron [short for mu meson]
| muon (myn) An elementary particle in the lepton family having a mass 209 times that of the electron, a negative electric charge, and a mean lifetime of 2.2 × 10-6 seconds. The muon was originally called the mu-meson and was once thought to be a meson. See Table at subatomic particle. |
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| Noun | 1. | muon - an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino lepton - an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 |
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