Fromtau +‎-on,tau short forAncient Greekτρίτος(trítos,“third”), being the thirdlepton discovered.

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tauon (pluraltauons)

1. Anunstableelementary particle which is atype oflepton,having amass almosttwice that of aproton, anegativecharge, and aspin of½; itdecays intohadrons (usuallypions) or other leptons, andneutrinos.

   Synonyms:tau,tau lepton,tau particle

• antitauon
• tauonic
• tauonium

• tau neutrino
• antitauon

• Auton,auton

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tauon n (pluraltauonen)

1. (physics)tauon

• taudeeltje

tauon

1. genitivesingular oftauko

• Tauno,auton,ontua,tuona

tauon

1. Rōmaji transcription ofタウオン

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