muão

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English muon.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈɐ̃w̃/ [mʊˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmwɐ̃w̃/ [ˈmwɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

Noun

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muão m (plural muões) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (physics) muon (an unstable elementary particle in the lepton family)
    Synonym: mu

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ muão”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024