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elementary particle
:
NOUN
object
elementary particle
,
fundamental particle
(physics) a
particle
that is
less
complex
than an
atom
English
>
elementary particle
: 1 sense
> noun 1, object
Meaning
(physics) a
particle
that is
less
complex
than an
atom
;
regarded as
constituents
of all matter.
Synonym
fundamental particle
Category
physics
,
natural philosophy
The science of matter and energy and their
interactions
Part of
atom
(physics and chemistry) the
smallest
component of an
element
having the
chemical properties
of the
element
Narrower
antilepton
The
antiparticle
of a
lepton
antiparticle
A
particle
that has the same mass as another
particle
but has opposite values for its other properties
antiquark
The
antiparticle
of a
quark
hadron
Any
elementary particle
that
interacts
strongly
with other
particles
lepton
An
elementary particle
that
participates
in
weak interactions
quark
(physics)
hypothetical
truly
fundamental particle
in
mesons
and
baryons
strange particle
An
elementary particle
with non-zero strangeness
string
,
cosmic string
(cosmology) a
hypothetical
one-dimensional
subatomic particle
having a
concentration
of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible
loop
weakly interacting massive particle
,
WIMP
A
hypothetical
subatomic particle
of
large
mass that
interacts
weakly
with
ordinary
matter through
gravitation
Broader
particle
,
subatomic particle
A
body
having
finite
mass and internal
structure
but
negligible
dimensions
Spanish
partícula elemental
Catalan
partícula elemental
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