b-meson

1. 1.

   exceedingly short-lived meson

   Broadermeson

Questions about b-meson

What does b-meson mean?

b-meson means "exceedingly short-lived meson".

How many syllables are in b-meson?

b-meson has 2 syllables and divides as b-me-son under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is b-meson a common word?

b-meson is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.