preon

See also: préon

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ -on, coined in 1974 by Jogesh Pati and Abdus Salam.

Noun

preon (plural preons)

  1. (physics) A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons and possibly bosons too.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle, pin”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre͜oːn/

Noun

prēon m

  1. pin, broach, fastening

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative prēon prēonas
accusative prēon prēonas
genitive prēones prēona
dative prēone prēonum

Descendants

  • English: preen
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