'elementary particle' definitions:
Definition of 'elementary particle'
(from WordNet)
noun
(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter [syn: elementary particle, fundamental particle]
Synonyms of 'elementary particle'
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- air,
- alpha particle,
- antibaryon,
- antilepton,
- antimeson,
- atom,
- atomic nucleus,
- atomic particle,
- atomic particles,
- baryon,
- beta particle,
- brute matter,
- building block,
- chemical element,
- component,
- constituent,
- earth,
- electron,
- element,
- elementary unit,
- fire,
- fundamental particle,
- hyle,
- hypostasis,
- Kern,
- lepton,
- material,
- material world,
- materiality,
- matter,
- meson,
- molecule,
- monad,
- natural world,
- nature,
- neutron,
- NMR,
- nuclear force,
- nuclear magnetic resonance,
- nuclear particle,
- nuclear resonance,
- nucleon,
- nucleosynthesis,
- nucleus,
- photon,
- physical world,
- plenum,
- proton,
- strangeness,
- strong interaction,
- stuff,
- substance,
- substratum,
- the four elements,
- triton,
- unit of being,
- valence electron,
- water