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j/psi particle

J/psi particle
J j

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jey-sahy, -psahy]
    • /ˈdʒeɪˈsaɪ, -ˈpsaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jey-sahy, -psahy]
    • /ˈdʒeɪˈsaɪ, -ˈpsaɪ/

Definitions of j/psi particle words

  • noun j/psi particle the lightest of the psi particles, the first particle to be discovered that contains a charmed quark. 1
  • noun j/psi particle a type of elementary particle (meson) thought to be formed from charmed quarks 0
  • noun j/psi particle (physics) a subatomic particle with an unusually long lifetime and a large mass; a bound state of a charm quark and a anti-charm quark. 0

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Origin of j/psi particle

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; see J particle, psi particle

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Parts of speech for J/psi particle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

j/psi particle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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