bottomonium

B3O1T1T1O1M3O1N1I1U1M3

noun

Any meson, such as an upsilon particle, formed from a bottom quark and its antiquark.

OriginEnglish onium ← Middle English botme ← Old English botm →
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Meanings

nounbottomonium (plural bottomoniums or bottomonia)

plural bottomoniums · plural bottomonia

  1. particlenatural sciencesAny meson, such as an upsilon particle, formed from a bottom quark and its antiquark.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beautoniumbottonium

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewbʰ-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰudʰmḗn
  3. Proto-Germanic*butmaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*botm
  5. Old Englishbotm
  6. Middle Englishbotme
  7. Englishbottom
  8. Englishonium
  9. Englishbottomonium

From bottom + -onium.

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Translations

French bottomonium
  • bottomoniummeson
Russian ботто́мий
  • ботто́мий (bottómij)meson
Cite this entry
APA

bottomonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottomonium

MLA

“bottomonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottomonium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottomonium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottomonium.

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