Definition of Pion

1. Noun. A meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision.

Exact synonyms: Pi-meson
Generic synonyms: Meson, Mesotron

Definition of Pion

1. Noun. (particles) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.