tau neutrino
noun Physics.
a hypothetical type of neutrino that would obey a conservation law together with the tau lepton, with the total number of tau leptons and tau neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.
Also called
tau·on·ic neutri·no
[taw-on-ik, tou-] /tɔˈɒn ɪk, taʊ-/.
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lepton2.
Words nearby tau neutrino
tatum,
tatung,
tau,
tau cross,
tau lepton,
tau neutrino,
tau particle,
taubaté,
tauber,
tauchnitz,
taught
British Dictionary definitions for tau neutrino
tau neutrino
noun
physics
a type of neutrino associated with tau particles
Scientific definitions for tau neutrino
tau neutrino
[ tou, tô ]
A type of neutrino associated with the tau particle, often created in particle interactions involving tau particles (such as the decay of these particles). The tau neutrino has a mass of zero or near zero, and has no electric charge. See more at neutrino. See Table at subatomic particle.