tau lepton

noun Physics.

an unstable lepton with a mass approximately 3500 times that of the electron. Symbol: T

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Also called tau, tauon.

Origin of tau lepton

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby tau lepton

tau cross, taught, tauhinu, tauhou, tauiwi, tau lepton, tau neutrino, taunt, Taunton, Taunton Deane, Taunus Mountains
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