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antiparticle

  • /ˈæntiˌpɑ(ɹ)tɪkəl/

noun antiparticles · anti-particle

  1. particle A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another. There could be whole antiworlds and antipeople made out of antiparticles. However, if you meet your antiself, don't shake hands!

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noun a subatomic particle

Españolantipartícula
한국어반입자 banipja
日本語反粒子 hanryūshi
中文反粒子 fǎnlìzǐ
Portuguêsantipartícula
Françaisantiparticule
DeutschAntiteilchen
Italianoantiparticella
Ελληνικάαντισωματίδιο antisomatídio
Românăantiparticulă
Русскийантичасти́ца antičastíca

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@misc{antiparticle_2026,
  title = {antiparticle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antiparticle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}