Definitions For Axion

Noun

AXION (plural AXIONs) (physics) A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 軸子, tr=zhòuzi, sc=Hani Finnish: aksioni French: axion, m Gujarati: અક્ષાણુ, m Hindi: अक्षाणु, m, sc=Deva Ido: axiono Japanese: アクシオン (akushion, sc=Jpan) Khmer: អក្ស៊ីអុង (ak si ong, sc=Khmr) Marathi: अक्षाणू, m Nepali: अक्षाणु Portuguese: áxion, m Russian: аксио́н, m Sanskrit: अक्षाणु

Etymology

{{coin, en, Frank Wilczek, nobycat=1, nat=American, occ=physicist, in=1978}} after Axion, a brand of laundry detergent, for its -on suffix and the notion that the new particle could "clean up" a problem in physics.

Anagrams

anxio-, axino

Is Axion a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Axion is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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