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English noun: elementary particle

1. elementary particle (object) (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter


Synonymsfundamental particle


Broader (hypernym)particle, subatomic particle


Narrower (hyponym)antilepton, antiparticle, antiquark, cosmic string, hadron, lepton, quark, strange particle, string, weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP


Part meronymatom


Domain categorynatural philosophy, physics









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