SUBATOMIC PARTICLE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase subatomic particle. (close relations)
particle
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| boson | nounn | |||||
noun • any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons | ||||||
| electron | nounn | |||||
noun • an elementary particle with negative charge | ||||||
| hadron | nounn | |||||
noun • any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles | ||||||
| lepton | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece • an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 | ||||||
| meson | nounn | |||||
noun • an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0 | ||||||
| muon | nounn | |||||
noun • an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino | ||||||
| neutrino | nounn | |||||
noun • an elementary, electrically neutral particle with a very small mass | ||||||
| neutron | nounn | |||||
noun • an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus | ||||||
| positron | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation | ||||||
| proton | nounn | |||||
noun • a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron | ||||||
| quark | nounn | |||||
noun • (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3 • fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet | ||||||
| tauon | nounn | |||||
noun • a lepton of very great mass | ||||||
| particle | nounn | |||||
noun • (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything • a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions • a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs | ||||||
