hadron
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
Origin of hadron
1Other words from hadron
- ha·dron·ic [ha-dron-ik], /hæˈdrɒn ɪk/, adjective
- Compare quark.
Words Nearby hadron
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How to use hadron in a sentence
So FRIB is designed to reach less than a hundredth the energy of the Large hadron Collider at CERN near Geneva, the world’s most energetic accelerator.
A new particle accelerator aims to unlock secrets of bizarre atomic nuclei | Emily Conover | November 15, 2021 | Science NewsThat makes it hard to gauge how often hadrons pop up in the muon’s midst.
‘Last Hope’ Experiment Finds Evidence for Unknown Particles | Natalie Wolchover | April 7, 2021 | Quanta MagazineCalculating this correction involves solving a complicated mathematical sum for each hadron-antihadron pair that can arise.
‘Last Hope’ Experiment Finds Evidence for Unknown Particles | Natalie Wolchover | April 7, 2021 | Quanta MagazineDallona of hadron started, almost as though the bullet had crashed into her own body, then caught herself and kept on walking.
Last Enemy | Henry Beam Piperhadron Dalla spent a few weeks at his residence, briefing herself on local conditions.
Last Enemy | Henry Beam Piper
The Lady Dallona of hadron is a scientist of integrity, incapable of falsifying her experimental work.
Last Enemy | Henry Beam Piperhadron Dalla wore the same costume Verkan Vall had seen on the visiplate: he recognized her instantly.
Last Enemy | Henry Beam PiperThere she assumed an identity as the daughter of a planter, and took the name of Dallona of hadron.
Last Enemy | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for hadron
/ (ˈhædrɒn) /
any elementary particle capable of taking part in a strong nuclear interaction and therefore excluding leptons and photons
Origin of hadron
1Derived forms of hadron
- hadronic, adjective
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Scientific definitions for hadron
[ hăd′rŏn′ ]
Any of a class of subatomic particles composed of a combination of two or more quarks or antiquarks. Quarks (and antiquarks) of different colors are held together in hadrons by the strong nuclear force. Hadrons include both baryons (composed of three quarks or three antiquarks) and mesons (composed of a quark and an antiquark). The combination of quark colors in a hadron must be neutral, for example, red and antired (as in a pion) or red, blue, and green (as in a proton). Compare baryon lepton.
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