elementary particle
elementary particle noun: a fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.
Noun
elementary particle (plural elementary particles)
- A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.
- The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.2012 March, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146
- Synonyms:
- fundamental particle
elementary particle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Arabic
elementary particle in Hindi
- subatomic particle that does not consist of smaller particles
- मूलकण mūlkaṇ
elementary particle in Tamil
- அடிப்படைத் துகள், மூலகத்துணிக்கை, மூலத் துகள், அடிப்படைத்துகள், அணுத்துகள்
elementary particle in Bengali
- subatomic particle that does not consist of smaller particles
- মৌলিক কণা mōulik kona
elementary particle in Arabic
- subatomic particle that does not consist of smaller particles
- جُسَيْم أَوَّلِيّ jusaym ʔawwaliyy
Synonyms of elementary particle
Forms of elementary particle
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Questions about elementary particle
- What does elementary particle mean?
- Elementary particle means a fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.
- What is elementary particle in Hindi?
- Elementary particle in Hindi is मूलकण (mūlkaṇ). See Elementary particle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is elementary particle?
- Elementary particle is a noun.
- What is the plural of elementary particle?
- The plural of elementary particle is elementary particles.
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