noun
- particles that travel slower than the speed of light
Usage: physics; theoretical physics
Examples
- Tardyons include all ordinary matter particles like electrons and protons.
- Unlike tachyons, tardyons cannot exceed the speed of light.
- Most particles we observe in nature are tardyons.
- The physicist explained that tardyons have real mass and finite energy.
- Tardyons follow the standard rules of special relativity.
- In particle physics, tardyons represent the majority of known particles.