Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaon

/ˈkeɪˌɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: kaon
IPA: /ˈkeɪˌɑn/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark

noun

Acronym of Karlsruhe ontology.

Example Sentences

"K⁰: strange quark + down antiquark"
"K (antiparticle of K⁰): down quark + strange antiquark"
"K⁺: strange quark + up antiquark"
"K⁻ (antiparticle of K⁺): up quark + strange antiquark"

Etymology

From contracted pronunciation of K-meson.

Inflected Forms

kaons (plural)

Derived Forms

antikaon kaonic kaonium

Synonyms

kappa-meson k-meson k particle

Questions

How do you pronounce kaon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪˌɑn/.
What does kaon mean?: any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark
Where does kaon come from?: From contracted pronunciation of K-meson.

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