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antiscreening

antiscreening noun: the property, in some gauge theories, of a strong interaction becoming arbitrarily weak at short distances.

Noun

antiscreening (uncountable)

  1. The property, in some gauge theories, of a strong interaction becoming arbitrarily weak at short distances
    Synonyms:
    asymptotic freedom

Synonyms of antiscreening

  • asymptotic freedom

Origin of antiscreening

From anti- + screening.

Questions about antiscreening

What does antiscreening mean?
Antiscreening means the property, in some gauge theories, of a strong interaction becoming arbitrarily weak at short distances.
What part of speech is antiscreening?
Antiscreening is a noun.

Words near antiscreening in the dictionary

  1. antiscolic
  2. antiscorbutic
  3. antiscorbutical
  4. antiscorbutics
  5. antiscrape
  6. antiscreening
  7. antiscriptural
  8. antiscripturally
  9. antiscrofulous
  10. antiscuff
  11. antiscurvy

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