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Definition of Baryon

1. Noun. Any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1.

Definition of Baryon

1. Noun. (particles) A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus. ¹

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Definition of Baryon

1. a type of subatomic particle [n -S] : BARYONIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baryon

Literary usage of Baryon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Workshop on Grand Unification: New England Center, University of New by Paul H. Frampton, Sheldon L. Glashow, Asim Yildiz (1980)
"INTRODUCTION The subject of baryon (B) and lepton (L) non-conservation is a topic of great current interest to particle physicists. ..."

2. Computing Radiation Dosimetry: CRD 2002 : Workshop Proceedings, Sacavém by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear (2004)
"The exact way of building up these chains depends on the nature of the projectile-target combination (baryon-baryon, meson-baryon, anti-baryon-baryon, ..."

3. Turn of the Century: 2100 by Charlie Pedersen (2007)
"(The baryon is the category used to describe neutrons and protons which are ... -B- baryon A hadron (any particle made from quarks and gluons) made from a ..."

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