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particle decay

particle decay noun: any spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles.

Noun

particle decay (countable and uncountable, plural particle decays)

  1. Any spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles.

Forms of particle decay

pluralparticle decays

Questions about particle decay

What does particle decay mean?
Particle decay means any spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles.
What part of speech is particle decay?
Particle decay is a noun.
What is the plural of particle decay?
The plural of particle decay is particle decays.

Words near particle decay in the dictionary

  1. particle beam
  2. particle beamer
  3. particle beams
  4. particle board
  5. particle boards
  6. particle decay
  7. particle distribution function
  8. particle distribution functions
  9. particle energies
  10. particle energy
  11. particle horizon

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