noun
- subatomic particles made up of quarks and held together by the strong nuclear force
Usage: physics
Examples
- Protons and neutrons are the most familiar hadrons.
- Hadrons are classified into two main groups: baryons and mesons.
- The Large Hadron Collider studies the properties of these particles.
- Scientists discovered new hadrons during high-energy particle experiments.
- Hadrons cannot exist as free quarks under normal conditions.
- The strong force binds quarks together to form hadrons.