superstring

American  

[soo-per-string] / ˈsu pərˌstrɪŋ /

noun

Physics.

1. an elementary particle treated as a string in any string theory of supersymmetry.

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superstring British  

/ ˈsuːpəˌstrɪŋ /

noun

1. physics a type of one-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry

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Etymology

Origin of superstring

super- + string

Example Sentences

Supergravity is also a key aspect of superstring theories, which attempt to provide a complete explanation of how the universe works, overcoming shortfalls of quantum gravity theories.

From New York Times

Edward Witten, who many consider to be the founder of M-theory, a theory in physics that unifies superstring theory, believes a fleet of these craft could find the celestial object with relative ease.

From Fox News

Still other proposals, such as superstring theory, could modify general relativity by allowing more dimensions of space than the three commonly encountered.

From Scientific American

I bet him $1,000 that “by 2020, no one will have won a Nobel Prize for work on superstring theory, membrane theory, or some other unified theory describing all the forces of nature.”

From Scientific American

Some of these ideas were later used in the 1980s to develop superstring theory, a version of string theory—in which particles are represented as vibrating one-dimensional objects called “strings”—that incorporates supersymmetry.

From Scientific American