charmonium
[ chahr-moh-nee-uh m ]
/ tʃɑrˈmoʊ ni əm /
noun Physics.
any meson composed of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
Nearby words
charmian, charminar, charming, charmingly, charmless, charmonium, charnel, charnel house, charnley, charolais, charon
Origin of charmonium
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British Dictionary definitions for charmonium
charmonium
/ (tʃɑːˈməʊnɪəm) /
noun plural -nia
physics an elementary particle that contains an antiquark and a charm quark
Word Origin for charmonium
C20: from charm (sense 7)
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