antiparticle
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.
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