omega-c baryon

American  

[oh-mee-guh-see, oh-mey-, oh-meg-uh-] / oʊˈmi gəˈsi, oʊˈmeɪ-, oʊˈmɛg ə- /

noun

Physics.

1. a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.

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omega-c baryon Scientific  

1. An electrically neutral baryon having a mass 5,292 times that of the electron and an average lifetime of approximately 6.4 × 10 ^{- 14} seconds.

2. See Table at subatomic particle

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Example Sentences

The particles are all different forms of the so-called Omega-c baryon, whose existence was confirmed in 1994.

From BBC

The Omega-c baryon is in the same family of particles as the neutron and proton, but it can be thought of as a more exotic cousin.

From BBC