baryon
baryon · baryons
барион
A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluonsA heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
/ˈbɛəɹiɒn/
Meaning
1 senses(particle)A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus.
барио́нbarión
More definitions
- any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
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heavy subatomic particle:
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plural: baryonsSynonyms
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- any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1:heavy particle