Meanings
nountardyon (plural tardyons)
plural tardyons
- natural sciencesAny particle with non-zero mass (i.e. one that travels more slowly than the speed of light).
Just as brute force cannot make a tachyon out of a tardyon...
1988, Nick Herbert, Faster Than Light: Superluminal Loopholes in Physics1 more example
One, our own, is the tardyon-universe, in which all particles go at subluminal velocities and may accelerate to nearly the speed of light.
1972, Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Guide to ScienceSynonyms: bradyon, ittyon, massive particle
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Blend of tardy + tachyon or tardy + -on.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 慢子
- 慢子 (mànzǐ)particle
French tardyon
- tardyonparticle
Japanese ターディオン
- ターディオン (tādion)particle
Polish tardion
- tardionparticle
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APA
tardyon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tardyon
MLA
“tardyon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tardyon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tardyon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tardyon.
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