neutrino
Syllables: neu·tri·no/njuːˈtɹiːnəʊ/US/nuˈtɹinoʊ/
neutrino noun: an elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.
Noun
neutrino (plural neutrinos)
- An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.
- But researchers at the CERN lab near Geneva claim they have recorded neutrinos, a type of tiny particle, travelling faster than the barrier of 186,282 miles (299,792 kilometres) per second.2011 September 22, Nick Collins, “Speed of light 'broken' by scientists”, in Daily Telegraph
neutrino meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Arabic
neutrino in Tamil
- நியூட்டிரினோ
neutrino in Malayalam
- ന്യുട്രീനോ
neutrino in Tagalog
- An elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge
- awansikin
neutrino in Arabic
- An elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge
- نْيُتْرِينُو nyutrinū
More languagesFewer languages
- neutrino in Malay
- neutrino
- neutrino in Indonesian
- neutrino
- neutrino in Thai
- นิวทริโน, นิวตริโน
Forms of neutrino
| plural | neutrinos |
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Origin of neutrino
Coined by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi in 1933 from neutron + the Italian diminutive suffix -ino; by surface analysis, neutr(o)- + -ino.
Words formed from neutrino
- antielectron neutrino
- antimuon neutrino
- antineutrino
- anti-sterile-neutrino
- cosmic neutrino background
- electron neutrino
- geoneutrino
- inert neutrino
- -ino
- muon neutrino
- neutralino
- neutrinic
- neutrino astronomy
- neutrinoless
- neutrino oscillation
- neutrinophilic
- neutrinosphere
- photoneutrino
- right-handed neutrino
- sneutrino
- solar neutrino
- sterile neutrino
- tau neutrino
Words that rhyme with neutrino
Questions about neutrino
- What does neutrino mean?
- Neutrino means an elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.
- What is neutrino in Tamil?
- Neutrino in Tamil is நியூட்டிரினோ. See Neutrino meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is neutrino?
- Neutrino is a noun.
- How do you pronounce neutrino?
- Neutrino is pronounced /njuːˈtɹiːnəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of neutrino?
- The plural of neutrino is neutrinos.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: neutrino (page history and authors); neutrino (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); neutrino (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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