hyperon

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪpəˌrɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′pə ron′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•per•on  (hī′pə ron′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsany baryon with strangeness other than zero, esp. one with a relatively long lifetime.
  • hyper- + -on1 1950–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hyperon /ˈhaɪpəˌrɒn/ n
  1. any baryon that is not a nucleon
Etymology: 20th Century: from hyper- + -on
'hyperon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
delta particle - sigma particle

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