(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
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Elementary particle
(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
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(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified a…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their ant…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of ra…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of ra…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.A subatomic particle made of three quarks
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.See Boatswain.
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called electrum.
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
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A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.(physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of the barn is of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of hydrogen.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.Repeatedly compound; made up of complex constituents.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplyin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, particle, less, complex, atom.One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers…
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