Associations to the word «Antiparticle»

Wiktionary

ANTIPARTICLE, noun. (particle) 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.

Dictionary definition

ANTIPARTICLE, noun. A particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy.

Wise words

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Hippocrates