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fundamental particle

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  • noun physics any of the subatomic particles that does not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks

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  • noun (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. elementary particle

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. particle
  2. subatomic particle

hyponyms (11)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. WIMP
  2. antilepton
  3. antiparticle
  4. antiquark
  5. cosmic string
  6. hadron
  7. lepton
  8. quark
  9. strange particle
  10. string
  11. weakly interacting massive particle

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