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tauon

/ˈtaʊɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tauon
IPA
/ˈtaʊɑn/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.

Etymology

From tau + -on, named after the Greek letter ταῦ (taû), the initial letter of Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”), being the third lepton discovered.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tauons (plural)

Derived Forms

antitauon tauonic tauonium

Phrases

tau neutrino

Frequently Paired Words

tau neutrino antitauon

Synonyms

tau tau lepton tau particle tau-minus particle

Questions

How do you pronounce tauon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaʊɑn/.
What does tauon mean?
An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.
Where does tauon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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