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noun
Any of the subatomic particles that does not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: elementary particle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: particle, subatomic particle
Narrower terms: antilepton, antiparticle, antiquark, hadron, lepton, quark, strange particle, string, cosmic string, weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP
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