kaon

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see also: KAON

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkeɪˌɑn/

Noun

kaon (plural kaons)

1. (particle) 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
   • K⁰: strange quark + down antiquark
   • K^0* (antiparticle of K⁰): down quark + strange antiquark
   • K⁺: strange quark + up antiquark
   • K^- (antiparticle of K⁺): up quark + strange antiquark

Translations

• French: kaon
• German: Kaon
• Italian: kaone
• Portuguese: káon
• Russian: као́н

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KAON

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Noun

kaon

1. Acronym of Karlsruhe ontology

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