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baryon

 

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Noun baryon has 1 sense
  1. baryon, heavy particle - 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
    --1 is a kind of hadron; fermion
    --1 has particulars: hyperon; nucleon

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Baryon

Definition: A subatomic particle, such as a proton or neutron, that is composed of three quarks.

Senses:

  1. Physics: A type of elementary particle that is subject to the strong nuclear force and consists of three quarks bound together.
  2. Cosmology: One of the class of particles produced abundantly during the early stages of the universe.

Usage:

Physics:

  1. The proton, which is made up of two up quarks and a down quark, is an example of a baryon.
  2. Baryons are an essential aspect of the standard model of particle physics.

Cosmology:

  1. Scientists study the behavior of baryons in order to understand the formation of galaxies.
  2. Baryons play a crucial role in the Big Bang theory.

Sample Sentences:

  1. The Large Hadron Collider is used to study the properties of baryons.
  2. The universe is filled with various types of baryons.
  3. During the early stages of the universe, the number of baryons far exceeded the number of anti-baryons.

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