antiparticle

ˌæntiˈpɑːrtɪkl̩

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Definition of antiparticle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

quantum physics

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elementary particle with same mass but opposite quantum numbers

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Antiparticles are crucial in understanding antimatter.

physics

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subatomic particle with properties opposite to its corresponding particle

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An electron and a positron are examples of a particle and its antiparticle.

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Origin of antiparticle

Greek, anti- (against) + Latin, particula (particle)

Terms with antiparticle included in their meaning

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annihilation

physics

process where a particle and antiparticle convert to energy

antiquark

particle physics

antiparticle counterpart to a quark in physics

antibaryon

physics

antiparticle of a baryon with baryon number -1

antilepton

physics

the antiparticle of a lepton

antineutrino

physics

antiparticle of a neutrino with opposite spin direction

antineutron

physics

antiparticle of a neutron with opposite magnetic moment

antiproton

physics

the antiparticle of the proton with negative charge

pair creation

physics

transformation of energy into a particle-antiparticle pair

Examples of antiparticle in a sentence

Scientists study antiparticles in particle accelerators.
The antiparticle of a proton is an antiproton.
Antiparticles annihilate their corresponding particles on contact.

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French:antiparticule, ...
German:Antiteilchen, ...
Italian:antiparticella, ...
Spanish:antipartícula, antipartícula subatómica, ...
Portuguese:antipartícula, ...
Chinese:反粒子, ...
Japanese:反粒子, ...
Arabic:جُسَيْم مُضادّ, جُسَيْم مُعاكِس, ...
Hebrew:אַנְטִי-חֶלְקִיק, ...
Russian:античастица, ...
Ukrainian:античастинка, ...
Hindi:प्रतिकण, ...
Bengali:অ্যান্টিপার্টিকল, প্রতিপদার্থ, ...
Catalan:antipartícula, partícula oposada, ...
Czech:antičástice, ...
Danish:antipartikel, modpartikel, ...
Dutch:antideeltje, ...
Greek:αντισωματίδιο, αντισωμάτιο, ...
Hungarian:antirészecske, ...
Khmer:អង់ទីភាគល្អិត, ...
Korean:반입자, 대립 입자, ...
Persian:پادذره, ...
Polish:antycząstka, przeciwcząstka, ...
Portuguese (BR):antipartícula, ...
Romanian:antiparticulă, ...
Swedish:antipartikel, motsatt partikel, ...
Thai:ปฏิยานุภาค, ...
Turkish:karşıt parçacık, ...
Vietnamese:phản hạt, ...

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