Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-tee-pahr-ti-kuh l, an-tahy-]
- /ˈæn tiˌpɑr tɪ kəl, ˈæn taɪ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tee-pahr-ti-kuh l, an-tahy-]
- /ˈæn tiˌpɑr tɪ kəl, ˈæn taɪ-/
Definitions of antiparticle word
- noun antiparticle any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs 3
- noun antiparticle any of the constituent particles of antimatter 3
- noun antiparticle a particle all of whose properties, as mass, spin, or charge, have the same magnitude as but, where appropriate, the opposite sign of a specific elementary particle; neutral pions, photons, and gravitons are considered to be their own antiparticles: The positron is the antiparticle of the electron. Compare antimatter, annihilation (def 3). 1
- noun antiparticle A subatomic particle having the same mass as a given particle but opposite electric or magnetic properties. Every kind of subatomic particle has a corresponding antiparticle, e.g., the positron has the same mass as the electron but an equal and opposite charge. 1
- noun antiparticle (physics) 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. 0
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Origin of antiparticle
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; anti- + particle
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Parts of speech for Antiparticle
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antiparticle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
antiparticle usage trend in Literature
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