contraterrene
/ˌkɒntɹətəˈɹiːn/
contraterrene adjective: made of or pertaining to antimatter.
Adjective
contraterrene (not comparable)
- Made of or pertaining to antimatter.
- This means just one thing: the instant contraterrene matter struck ordinary matter, a terrific explosion would occur!1952, Science Digest, volume 31, page 67
- Then I started jacking up the voltage, and modified the thing with a double-polarity field somewhat similar to the molecular motion field except that it works on a sub-nucleonic level. As a result, about half of the lead fed into the chamber became contraterrene lead! The atoms just turned...1957, John W. Campbell, Islands of Space
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Forms of contraterrene
| alternative form | contra-terrene |
|---|---|
| alternative form | contra terrene |
Origin of contraterrene
From contra- (“against”) + terrene.
Questions about contraterrene
- What does contraterrene mean?
- Contraterrene means made of or pertaining to antimatter.
- What part of speech is contraterrene?
- Contraterrene is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce contraterrene?
- Contraterrene is pronounced /ˌkɒntɹətəˈɹiːn/.
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