Meaning | A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions. |
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Synonym | particle |
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Narrower | alpha particle | A positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom |
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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 |
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Spanish | partícula, partículas, partícula subatómica |
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Catalan | partícula, partícula subatòmica |
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