Yukawa meson
noun Physics.
a hypothetical elementary particle with finite rest mass, whose exchange between nucleons would account for the strong short-range forces between nucleons: subsequently identified as the pion.
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Origin of Yukawa meson
First recorded in 1960–65; after H. Yukawa
Words nearby Yukawa meson
yuk, Yukaghir, Yukagir, yukata, Yukawa, Yukawa meson, yukky, Yukon, Yukoner, Yukon Gold, Yukon River
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