Subatomic-particle meaning

Any of various particles of matter smaller than a hydrogen atom, including the elementary particles and hadrons.
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Any of various particles of matter that are smaller than a hydrogen atom. Protons, neutrons, and electrons are subatomic particles, as are all hadrons and leptons.
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Any of many units of matter smaller than an atom.
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Subatomic-particle Sentence Examples

  • Electron: A negatively charged subatomic particle which circles the nucleus of the atom in a cloud.

  • Particle physics The link between the plaque and subatomic particle physics is a little more tenuous.

  • The plot of The Golden Compass involves church scientists studying 'dust', a sort of subatomic particle.

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