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subatomic particle
:
NOUN
object
subatomic particle
,
particle
a
body
having
finite
mass and internal
structure
but
negligible
dimensions
English
>
subatomic particle
: 1 sense
> noun 1, object
Meaning
A
body
having
finite
mass and internal
structure
but
negligible
dimensions.
Synonym
particle
Narrower
alpha particle
A
positively charged
particle
that is the nucleus of the
helium
atom
beta particle
A
high-speed
electron
or
positron
emitted
in the
decay
of a
radioactive
isotope
boson
Any
particle
that
obeys
Bose-Einstein statistics
but
not
the
Pauli exclusion principle
deuteron
The nucleus of
deuterium
elementary particle
,
fundamental particle
(physics) a
particle
that is
less
complex
than an
atom
fermion
Any
particle
that
obeys
Fermi-Dirac statistics
and is subject to the
Pauli exclusion principle
ion
A
particle
that is
electrically
charged (positive or
negative
)
magnetic monopole
A
hypothetical
particle
with a single
magnetic pole
instead of the
usual
/
usual
two
micelle
An
electrically
charged
particle
built up
from
polymeric
molecules
or
ions
and occurring in certain
colloidal
electrolytic
solutions
like
soaps
and
detergents
prion
(microbiology) an
infectious
protein
particle
similar to a
virus
but
lacking
nucleic acid
scintilla
A
sparkling
glittering
particle
superstring
A
hypothetical
particle
that is the
elementary particle
in a
theory
of
space-time
thermion
An
electrically
charged
particle
(
electron
or
ion
)
emitted
by a substance at a
high temperature
virino
(microbiology) a
hypothetical
infectious
particle
thought to be the cause of
scrapie
and other
degenerative
diseases
of the
central nervous system
virion
(virology) a
complete
viral
particle
Broader
body
An
individual
3-dimensional
object
that has mass and that is
distinguishable
from other
objects
Spanish
partícula
,
partículas
,
partícula subatómica
Catalan
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,
partícula subatòmica
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