tau neutrino

noun

A leptonic elementary particle having a mass 60 times that of the electron and no charge

Similar
tauon neutrino

Meanings

nountau neutrino (plural tau neutrinos)

plural tau neutrinos

  1. A leptonic elementary particle having a mass 60 times that of the electron and no charge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe neutrino associated with the tau lepton.

Similar
tauon neutrino
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin τ中微子
  • τ中微子 (tàozhōngwēizi)elementary particle
Dutch tauonneutrino
  • tauonneutrinoelementary particle
Finnish tau-neutriino
  • tau-neutriinoelementary particle
Swedish tauneutrino
  • tauneutrinoelementary particle
Cite this entry
APA

tau neutrino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tau%20neutrino

MLA

“tau neutrino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tau%20neutrino. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tau neutrino,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tau%20neutrino.

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