"pion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpaɪɒn/ Forms: pions [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɒn Etymology: pi + -on, as alteration of pi-meson. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pi|on}} pi + -on, {{m|en|pi-meson}} pi-meson Head templates: {{en-noun}} pion (plural pions)
  1. (physics) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks. Wikipedia link: pion Categories (topical): Antimatter, Mesons, Subatomic particles Synonyms: pi meson Derived forms: pion rocket Translations (particle): pió [masculine] (Catalan), π介子 (pàijièzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), pion [masculine] (Czech), pion [neuter] (Dutch), pioni (Finnish), pion [masculine] (French), Pion [neuter] (German), pione [masculine] (Italian), パイ粒子 (pai ryūshi) (Japanese), ផាយាណូ (phay ya no) (Khmer), pion [masculine] (Polish), pião [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), píon [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), пио́н (pión) [masculine] (Russian), pion [common-gender] (Swedish), pimeson (Swedish), pay tungapik (Tagalog)

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