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upsilon particle

up·si·lon par·ti·cle
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoop-suh-lon, -luh n, uhp- pahr-ti-kuh l]
    • /ˈyup səˌlɒn, -lən, ˈʌp- ˈpɑr tɪ kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yoop-suh-lon, -luh n, uhp- pahr-ti-kuh l]
    • /ˈyup səˌlɒn, -lən, ˈʌp- ˈpɑr tɪ kəl/

Definitions of upsilon particle words

  • noun upsilon particle the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ). 1
  • noun upsilon particle the vowel sound represented by this letter. 1
  • noun upsilon particle Also called upsilon particle. Physics. any of a family of heavy, short-lived, neutral mesons that are composed of a bottom quark and its antiquark. Symbol: Υ, υ. 1
  • noun upsilon particle (physics) Any of a number of bound states of a heavy quark and its antiquark, especially that formed from a bottom quark and an anti-bottom quark. 0
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Origin of upsilon particle

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Late Greek ŷ psīlón literally, simple u (to distinguish it from the digraph oi, pronounced the same in LGk)

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Parts of speech for Upsilon particle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Upsilon particle

upsilon particle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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