muon

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmjuːɒn/

Noun

muon (plural muons)

1. (physics) An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater.

Translations

• French: muon
• Italian: muone
• Portuguese: muão (Portugal), múon (Brazil)
• Russian: мюо́н
• Spanish: muon

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