muon-neutrino
American
[myoo-on-noo-tree-noh, -nyoo-]
/ ˈmyu ɒn nuˌtri noʊ, -nyu- /
noun
Physics.
plural
muon-neutrinos
muon neutrino
Scientific
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A type of neutrino associated with the muon, often created in particle interactions involving muons (such as muon or pion decay). The muon neutrino has a mass no greater than 0.49 times that of the electron and has no charge.
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See more at neutrino See Table at subatomic particle
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