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hadron

[ had-ron ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.


hadron

/ ˈhædrɒn /

noun

  1. any elementary particle capable of taking part in a strong nuclear interaction and therefore excluding leptons and photons


hadron

/ hădrŏn′ /

  1. Any of a class of subatomic particles composed of a combination of two or more quarks or antiquarks. Quarks (and antiquarks) of different colors are held together in hadrons by the strong nuclear force. Hadrons include both baryons (composed of three quarks or three antiquarks) and mesons (composed of a quark and an antiquark). The combination of quark colors in a hadron must be neutral, for example, red and antired (as in a pion) or red, blue, and green (as in a proton).
  2. Compare baryon


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Derived Forms

  • hadˈronic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • ha·dron·ic [ha-, dron, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hadron1

1962; < Greek hadr ( ós ) thick, bulky + -on 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hadron1

C20: from Greek hadros heavy, from hadēn enough + -on

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Example Sentences

So FRIB is designed to reach less than a hundredth the energy of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN near Geneva, the world’s most energetic accelerator.

That makes it hard to gauge how often hadrons pop up in the muon’s midst.

Calculating this correction involves solving a complicated mathematical sum for each hadron-antihadron pair that can arise.

Dallona of Hadron started, almost as though the bullet had crashed into her own body, then caught herself and kept on walking.

Hadron Dalla spent a few weeks at his residence, briefing herself on local conditions.

The Lady Dallona of Hadron is a scientist of integrity, incapable of falsifying her experimental work.

Hadron Dalla wore the same costume Verkan Vall had seen on the visiplate: he recognized her instantly.

There she assumed an identity as the daughter of a planter, and took the name of Dallona of Hadron.

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