hyperon

[ hahy-puh-ron ]

noun

, Physics.

1. any baryon with strangeness other than zero, especially one with a relatively long lifetime.

hyperon

/ ˈhaɪpəˌrɒn /

noun

1. physics any baryon that is not a nucleon

hyperon

/ hī′pə-rŏn′ /

1. Any of various baryons, other than the proton and neutron, that are unstable. The lambda particle is such an example. Hyperons are heavier than protons and neutrons, and they have nonzero strangeness .

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperon¹

First recorded in 1950–55; hyper- + -on ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperon¹

C20: from hyper- + -on