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antiparticle Definition

anti·par·ti·cle (---pärt′i kəl)

noun

any of the constituent particles of antimatter

antiparticle Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • electron: For example, the antiparticle of an electron is a particle of positive electric charge called the positron.

Adjective modifier

  • own: It's a brand new concept, designed to test a fundamental property of the neutrino: is it its own antiparticle?

Modifies a noun

  • pair: Aim: to identify different charged particle antiparticle pairs, by studying their trajectories in a magnetic field.

Preposition: in

  • universe: He was speaking of those particles and antiparticles in the early universe annihilated in explosions of light, and joking as usual.