fermion

See also: Fermion, fermión, and férmion

English

Etymology

From Enrico Fermi (Italian-American physicist), + -on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɜːmɪɒn/

Noun

fermion (plural fermions)

  1. A particle with totally antisymmetric composite quantum states, which means it must obey the Pauli exclusion principle and hence Fermi–Dirac statistics. They have half-integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, most derived from quarks.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Enrico Fermi (Italian-American physicist) + -on.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fer‧mi‧on

Noun

fermion n (plural fermionen)

  1. (physics) fermion

Esperanto

Noun

fermion

  1. accusative singular of fermio

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ.mjɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

fermion m (plural fermions)

  1. (physics) fermion

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English fermion

Noun

fermion (plural fermion-fermion, first-person possessive fermionku, second-person possessive fermionmu, third-person possessive fermionnya)

  1. (physics) fermion.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛr.mʲɔn/
  • (file)

Noun

fermion m inan

  1. (physics) fermion

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