SUBATOMIC PARTICLE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase subatomic particle. (close relations)
Definition of SUBATOMIC PARTICLE
particle
Best Alternative Words for SUBATOMIC PARTICLE
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boson | nounn | |||||||
noun • any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons | ||||||||
electron | nounn | |||||||
noun • an elementary particle with negative charge | ||||||||
hadron | nounn | |||||||
noun • any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles | ||||||||
lepton | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece • an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0 | ||||||||
meson | nounn | |||||||
noun • an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0 | ||||||||
muon | nounn | |||||||
noun • an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino | ||||||||
neutrino | nounn | |||||||
noun • an elementary, electrically neutral particle with a very small mass | ||||||||
neutron | nounn | |||||||
noun • an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus | ||||||||
positron | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation | ||||||||
proton | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron | ||||||||
quark | nounn | |||||||
noun • (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3 • fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet | ||||||||
tauon | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lepton of very great mass | ||||||||
particle | nounn | |||||||
noun • (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything • a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions • a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs |