antiparticle

English

/ˈæntiˌpɑɹtɪkəl/

noun
Definitions
  • (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; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.

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Prefix from English particle.

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English

particle

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