tauon

From tau +‎ -on, tau short for Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”), being the third lepton discovered.

tauon (plural tauons)

1. An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.

   Synonyms: tau, tau lepton, tau particle

• antitauon
• tauonic
• tauonium

• tau neutrino
• antitauon

• Auton, auton

tauon n (plural tauonen)

1. (physics) tauon

• taudeeltje

tauon

1. genitive singular of tauko

• Tauno, auton, ontua, tuona

tauon

1. Rōmaji transcription of タウオン