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subatomic particle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of many units of matter smaller than an atom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: particle

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: particle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: body

Narrower terms: virion, alpha particle, beta particle, boson, deuteron, elementary particle, fundamental particle, fermion, ion, magnetic monopole, micelle, prion, virino, scintilla, superstring, thermion

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: partícula subatòmica — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 次原子粒子 (cìyuánzǐ lìzǐ) — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞原子粒子 /亚原子粒子 (yàyuánzǐ lìzǐ) — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Finnish: subatominen hiukkanen — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • French: particule subatomique — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Galician: partícula subatómica — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Georgian: სუბატომური ნაწილაკი (subaṭomuri nac̣ilaḳi) — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • German: subatomares Teilchen — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Greek: υποατομικό σωματίδιο (ypoatomikó somatídio) — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Hindi: अवपरमाणुक कण (avparmāṇuk kaṇ) — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Hungarian: szubatomi részecske — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Icelandic: öreindir og kjarnar — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Italian: particella subatomica — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Māori: irangota — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Norman: partitchule souô-atonmique — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Persian: ذره زیراتمی — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Polish: cząstka subatomowa — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Portuguese: partícula subatómica — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Romanian: particulă subatomică — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Russian: субатомная части́ца (subatomnaja častíca) — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Spanish: partícula subatómica — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Turkish: atomaltı parçacık — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Vietnamese: hạt hạ phân tử — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Vietnamese: hạt hạ nguyên tử — unit of matter smaller than an atom
  • Welsh: gronyn isatomig — unit of matter smaller than an atom