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kaon

Syllabification: (ka·on)
Pronunciation: /ˈkāˌän/
Definition of kaon

noun

Physics
  • a meson having a mass several times that of a pion.

Origin:

1950s: from ka representing the letter K (as a symbol for the particle) + -on

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