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Meson vs Charmonium - What's the difference?

meson | charmonium |

As nouns the difference between meson and charmonium

is that meson is (rare|outside|entomology) the mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves or meson can be (obsolete) a member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons (the most easily detected mesons fit this definition) while charmonium is (physics) any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.

meson

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia meson) (en noun)
  • (rare, outside, entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.)
  • (now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)
    • Synonyms
    * mesotron
    Derived terms
    * mesonic

    Anagrams

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    charmonium

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (physics) Any meson formed from a charm quark and its antiquark.

    • See also

    * * bottomonium * quarkonium * strangeonium * toponium