Meanings
nounantibaryon (plural antibaryons)
plural antibaryons · alternative anti-baryon
- particlenatural sciencesThe antiparticle corresponding to a baryon.
To have anti-iron we need the fundamental antifermions (positrons), the antiparticles (antimesons and antibaryons) and the property that these antiparticles must interact like the particles in order to have the antinucleus of the iron.
2001, Giovanni C. Bonsignori, Nucleus-nucleus Collisions, →ISBN
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷarus
- Ancient Greekβαρύς (barús)
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectronbf.
- Englishbaryon
- Englishantibaryon
Translations
Brazilian Portuguese antibárion
- antibárionthe antiparticle corresponding to a baryon
European Portuguese antibarião
- antibariãothe antiparticle corresponding to a baryon
Cite this entry
APA
antibaryon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibaryon
MLA
“antibaryon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibaryon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antibaryon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antibaryon.
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