noun
- a subatomic particle that is a constituent of hadrons
Usage: physics
Examples
- Quarks and gluons are examples of partons.
- The parton model helps explain the structure of protons and neutrons.
- Scientists study parton distributions in high-energy physics experiments.
- Deep inelastic scattering reveals information about partons inside nucleons.
- The parton shower describes how quarks and gluons fragment into hadrons.