素粒子 — meaning in English

English meaning

• particle noun A very small piece or amount of matter.
• subatomic adj Smaller than an atom, or relating to the particles — like protons, neutrons, and electrons — that make up an atom.

Senses

素粒子 is used for these senses in English:

• elementary particle (physics) A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.
• particle (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]
• subatomic (physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.

particle — full definition

1. noun A very small piece or amount of matter.
2. noun In physics, a tiny piece of matter smaller than an atom, such as an electron or proton.
3. noun In grammar, a small word, like "to" or "up," that helps form a phrase but has little meaning on its own.

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