charmonium

C3H4A1R1M3O1N1I1U1M3

noun

Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

nouncharmonium (plural charmoniums or charmonia)

plural charmoniums · plural charmonia

  1. particlenatural sciencesAny meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.

Origin

  1. Englishcharm
  2. Englishonium
  3. Englishcharmonium

From charm + -onium.

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Translations

French charmonium
  • charmoniummeson
Russian чармо́ний
  • чармо́ний (čarmónij)meson
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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