Definitions for muonˈmyu ɒn
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mu•onˈmyu ɒn(n.)
an unstable lepton of mass approximately 207 times greater than the electron's mass.
Category: Physics
Origin of muon:
1950–55; shortening of earlier mu meson; see mu , mes -, -on1
mu•on′ic(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
muon, negative muon, mu-meson(noun)
an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino
Wiktionary
muon(Noun)
An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 209 times greater.
Origin: Contraction of mu-meson (the particle has now been recategorised as a lepton).
Translations for muon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- laatAfrikaans
- مُتأخِّرا عن موعِدِهArabic
- късноBulgarian
- tardePortuguese (BR)
- opožděněCzech
- zu spätGerman
- sentDanish
- αργά, μετά την προκαθορισμένη ώραGreek
- tardeSpanish
- hiljaEstonian
- دیرFarsi
- myöhässäFinnish
- en retardFrench
- מְאוּחָרHebrew
- देर सेHindi
- kasnoCroatian
- elkésveHungarian
- terlambatIndonesian
- seintIcelandic
- tardi, in ritardoItalian
- 遅れてJapanese
- (보통 때보다) 늦게Korean
- per vėlai, po laikoLithuanian
- vēluLatvian
- lewatMalay
- te laatDutch
- seintNorwegian
- poniewczasie, za późnoPolish
- دیر،ناوقتPersian
- ناوخته ،وروستهPashto
- tardePortuguese
- târziuRomanian
- поздноRussian
- oneskoreneSlovak
- prepoznoSlovenian
- kasnoSerbian
- sentSwedish
- สายThai
- geç, geç vakte kadarTurkish
- 遲到Chinese (Trad.)
- пізноUkrainian
- متوقع وقت کے بعدUrdu
- muộnVietnamese
- 迟Chinese (Simp.)
Get even more translations for muon »
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"muon." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/muon>.