kappa-meson

Definitions of kappa-meson
  1. noun
    an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision
    synonyms: K particle, k-meson, kaon
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    type of:
    meson, mesotron
    an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0
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