hadron

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁδρός (hadrós, “thick”) + -on. Coined by Russian physicist Lev Okun in 1962 in a plenary talk at the International Conference on High Energy Physics.

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