Meanings
nounmuon neutrino (plural muon neutrinos)
plural muon neutrinos · alternative muon-neutrino
- A leptonic elementary particle having about half the mass of an electron and no charge.
Here, OPERA's scientists told their colleagues in Kyoto that they have spotted a so-called muon-neutrino (of the sort whipped up at CERN) turn into another, tau-flavoured one.
2012 June 8, “Back to the future”, in The Economist
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin μ中微子
- μ中微子 (miùzhōngwēizǐ)elementary particle
Dutch muonneutrino
- muonneutrinoelementary particle
Finnish myoni-neutriino
- myoni-neutriinoelementary particle
Icelandic fiseind mýeindar
- fiseind mýeindarelementary particle
Swedish myonneutrino
- myonneutrinoelementary particle
Cite this entry
APA
muon neutrino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muon%20neutrino
MLA
“muon neutrino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muon%20neutrino. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muon neutrino,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muon%20neutrino.
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