omega-minus particle
[ oh-mee-guh-mahy-nuh s, -mey-, oh-meg-uh- ]
/ oʊˈmi gəˈmaɪ nəs, -ˈmeɪ-, oʊˈmɛg ə- /
noun Physics.
a baryon with strangeness −3, isotopic spin 0, and negative charge; predicted from the mathematics of the Eightfold Way and subsequently discovered. Symbol: Ω−
Origin of omega-minus particle
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby omega-minus particle
omega baryon,
omega meson,
omega minus,
omega-3 fatty acid,
omega-c baryon,
omega-minus particle,
omega-oxidation theory,
omelet,
omelette,
omen,
omenn's syndrome