fundamental particle

Origin
1930-35
Examples from the web for fundamental particle
  • In this it will resemble the top quark, the latest fundamental particle to have been detected.
  • Rather, it would focus its attention on a different fundamental particle, one that is rather neglected by human technologists.
  • Imagine that space is actually densely packed with an absolutely fundamental particle an ether.
  • He and a colleague at the center have discovered an extraordinary new fundamental particle.
  • Take the proton, a fundamental particle found in the nucleus of every atom.
  • Experiments teach us that for every fundamental particle there exists an antiparticle.
  • It is now believed that every fundamental particle has a corresponding antiparticle.
  • The electron was the first fundamental particle discovered.
  • Comparison of unaltered and altered mean values showed an increase in fundamental particle sizes in the altered size fractions.
  • Ion traps are known as ideal tools for precision measurements of fundamental particle properties.
British Dictionary definitions for fundamental particle

fundamental particle

noun
1.
another name for elementary particle
fundamental particle in Medicine

fundamental particle fun·da·men·tal particle (fŭn'də-měn'tl)
n.
See elementary particle.

fundamental particle in Science
fundamental particle  
See elementary particle.