Meaning | A constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus. |
---|
Part of | nucleus | The positively charged dense center of an atom |
---|
Narrower | antineutron | The antiparticle of a neutron |
---|
antiproton | An unstable negatively charged proton |
neutron | An elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton |
proton | A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron |
Broader | baryon, heavy particle | Any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions |
---|
Spanish | nucleón |
---|
Catalan | nucleó |
---|