English Explanatory Dictionary

hadron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæd.ɹɒn/ En-us-hadron.ogg /ˈhæd.ɹɑn/

Word forms

hadron hadrons

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “thick”) + -on. Coined by Russian physicist Lev Okun in 1962 in a plenary talk at the International Conference on High Energy Physics.

Synonyms

hadron

Derived words

antihadron dihadron exotic hadron hadrochemical hadrodynamics hadrogenesis hadronic hadronically hadronics hadronise hadronization hadronize hadronless hadrontherapy hadronuclear hadroproduction multihadron prehadron technihadron
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