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particle zoos

particle zoos is the plural of particle zoo.

Meaning of particle zoo

Noun

particle zoo (plural particle zoos)

  1. (informal, particle) An extensive list of known and theorized elementary particles.
    • Except for the fact that they provide coherent descriptions for general features of the particle "zoo" (nonexistence of particles with Qgt;1, limitation of the possible kinds of particles, etc.) these formalisms could indeed be described as empty frames.1958, B[ernard] d’Espagnat, J[acek] Prentki, “Some Theoretical Aspects of the Strong Interactions of the New Particles”, in J[ohn] G[raham] Wilson, S[iegfried] A[dolf] Wouthuysen, editors, Progress...

Questions about particle zoos

What is particle zoos the plural of?
Particle zoos is the plural of particle zoo.

Words near particle zoos in the dictionary

  1. particle statistics
  2. particle theory
  3. particle verb
  4. particle verbs
  5. particle zoo
  6. particle zoos
  7. particle-antiparticle
  8. particle-antiparticles
  9. particle-beamer
  10. particle-board
  11. particle-boards

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