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mu meson
noun
, Physics.
- (no longer in technical use) muon.
mu meson
/ mjuː /
noun
- a former name for muon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mu meson1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Burton Richter, a former director of SLAC, said in an interview that when he first met him, “Martin was already fascinated by the quest for the brotherhood of the mu mesons: Why there was only one mu meson? Why weren’t there more? Could there be more?”
From New York Times
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