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ANTIPARTICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antiparticle mean?
• ANTIPARTICLE (noun)
The noun ANTIPARTICLE has 1 sense:
1. a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy
Familiarity information: ANTIPARTICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("antiparticle" is a kind of...):
elementary particle; fundamental particle ((physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter)
Holonyms ("antiparticle" is a substance of...):
antimatter (matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances)
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