| NOUN | object | weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP | a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation |
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| Meaning | A hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe. | |
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| Synonym | WIMP | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Part of | dark matter | (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe |
| Broader | elementary particle, fundamental particle | (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom |
| Usage of | acronym, initialism | A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name |
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