tau neutrino

noun Physics.

a hypothetical type of neutrino that would obey a conservation law together with the tau lepton, with the total number of tau leptons and tau neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.

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Also called tau·on·ic neutri·no

[taw-on-ik, tou-] /tɔˈɒn ɪk, taʊ-/.

Compare lepton².

Words nearby tau neutrino

tatum, tatung, tau, tau cross, tau lepton, tau neutrino, tau particle, taubaté, tauber, tauchnitz, taught

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British Dictionary definitions for tau neutrino

tau neutrino

noun

physics a type of neutrino associated with tau particles

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Scientific definitions for tau neutrino

tau neutrino

[ tou, tô ]

A type of neutrino associated with the tau particle, often created in particle interactions involving tau particles (such as the decay of these particles). The tau neutrino has a mass of zero or near zero, and has no electric charge. See more at neutrino. See Table at subatomic particle.