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单词 kaon
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kaon

[ key-on ]
/ ˈkeɪ ɒn /

noun Physics.

a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K
Also called K meson, K-meson.

Origin of kaon

1955–60; ka- (spelling of name of letter k) + (mes)on

OTHER WORDS FROM kaon

ka·on·ic, adjective

Words nearby kaon

kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinize, kaolinosis, kaomoji, kaon, Kaopectate, Kao Tsu, kapa haka, ka pai, Kapell
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British Dictionary definitions for kaon

kaon
/ (ˈkeɪɒn) /

noun

a meson that has a positive or negative charge and a rest mass of about 966 electron masses, or no charge and a rest mass of 974 electron massesAlso called: K-meson

Word Origin for kaon

C20: ka representing the letter k + (mes) on
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for kaon

kaon
[ kāŏn′ ]

Any of three unstable mesons, one having charge +1 and a mass of 966 electron masses, and two being electrically neutral, with a mass 974 electron masses. Their half-life is approximately 10-8 seconds, and they decay through the weak force. Their decay patterns suggest that CP invariance may be violated. Also called K-meson K particle See Table at subatomic particle.
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