mu-meson

Noun
Synonyms: muonnegative muon

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrinoSynonyms: muonnegative muon
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

mu-meson \mu-meson\, mu meson \mu meson\n. (Physics) an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microseconds; the muon. It is a lepton, not a true meson, and decays to an electron and neutrino and antineutrino.

Syn: muon, negative muon. [WordNet 1.5]

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