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K PARTICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does K particle mean?
• K PARTICLE (noun)
The noun K PARTICLE has 1 sense:
1. an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Familiarity information: K PARTICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
k-meson; K particle; kaon; kappa-meson
Hypernyms ("K particle" is a kind of...):
meson; mesotron (an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0)
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