antiproton
antiproton noun: the antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge.
Noun
antiproton (plural antiprotons)
- The antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge.
- There were also particles no one had predicted that just appeared. Five of them […, i]n order of increasing modernity, […] are the neutrino, the pi meson, the antiproton, the quark and the Higgs boson.2012 March-April, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146
- Synonyms:
- pbar
antiproton meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
antiproton in Tamil
- எதிரியப் புரோட்டான்
antiproton in Tagalog
- antiparticle of the proton
- labanmulasik
Synonyms of antiproton
Forms of antiproton
| plural | antiprotons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anti-proton |
Origin of antiproton
From anti- + proton.
Questions about antiproton
- What does antiproton mean?
- Antiproton means the antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge.
- What is antiproton in Tamil?
- Antiproton in Tamil is எதிரியப் புரோட்டான். See Antiproton meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antiproton?
- Antiproton is a noun.
- What is the plural of antiproton?
- The plural of antiproton is antiprotons.
Words near antiproton in the dictionary
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