elementary particle
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elementary particle
noun elementary particles
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A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.
The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
Similar: elementary particle, fundamental particle
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noun subatomic particle that does not consist of smaller particles
| Español | partícula elemental |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 基本粒子 kihon ryūshi, 素粒子 soryūshi |
| 中文 | 基本粒子 jīběn lìzǐ |
| हिन्दी | मूलकण mūlkaṇ |
| Português | partícula elementar |
| Français | particule élémentaire |
| Deutsch | Elementarteilchen |
| Italiano | particella elementare |
| Română | particulă elementară |
| Русский | э̀лемента́рная части́ца èlementárnaja častíca |
| العربية | جُسَيْم أَوَّلِيّ jusaym ʔawwaliyy |
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