Definition of muon
: an unstable lepton that is common in the cosmic radiation near the earth's surface, has a mass about 207 times the mass of the electron, and exists in negative and positive forms
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Origin and Etymology of muon
contraction of earlier mu-meson, from mu
First Known Use: 1951
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