ANTIPARTICLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("antiparticle" is a kind of...):

elementary particle; fundamental particle ((physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter)

Holonyms ("antiparticle" is a substance of...):

antimatter (matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances)

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