English noun: fundamental particle | |||
1. | fundamental particle (object) (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter | ||
Synonyms | elementary 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 meronym | atom | ||
Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||