omega minus

noun

1. an unstable negatively charged elementary particle, classified as a baryon, that has a mass 3273 times that of the electron

Example Sentences

At a conference in July 1962 at CERN, Europe’s particle-physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, he urged experimenters to find the missing particle, naming it the Omega Minus.

From Nature

They then found the Omega Minus.

From Nature

Dr. Gell-Mann’s theory was validated by later research on subatomic particles, including a landmark discovery in 1964 of a particle known as the Omega minus.

From Washington Post

If Dr. Gell-Mann’s math was right — a pretty good bet — there had to be a particle he called the omega minus.

From New York Times