Meanings
nounantimeson (plural antimesons)
plural antimesons
- particlenatural sciencesThe antiparticle corresponding to a meson.
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
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Hellenic*métsos
- Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
- Englishmeso-
- Englishmeson
- Englishantimeson
Translations
Portuguese antiméson, antimesão
- antimésonthe antiparticle corresponding to a meson
- antimesãothe antiparticle corresponding to a meson
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Cite this entry
APA
antimeson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimeson
MLA
“antimeson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimeson. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimeson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimeson.
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