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.

Translations

particle

Catalan: preó m Finnish: preoni

See also

• spreon
• subquark

Anagrams

• Peron, prone

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