antineutron

[ an-tee-noo-tron, -nyoo-, an-tahy- ]

nounPhysics.

an elementary particle having no charge and having a mass and spin equal to that of the neutron but with magnetic moment opposite to that of the neutron; the antiparticle of the neutron.

adjective

Also anti-neutron. opposing the building, stockpiling, or use of neutron bombs: The antineutron lobby was outnumbered.

Origin of antineutron

First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + neutron

Words Nearby antineutron

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British Dictionary definitions for antineutron

antineutron

/ (ˌæntɪˈnjuːtrɒn) /

noun

the antiparticle of a neutron; a particle having the same mass as the neutron but a magnetic moment of opposite sign

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Scientific definitions for antineutron

antineutron

[ ăn′tē-nōō′trŏn′, ăn′tī- ]

The antiparticle that corresponds to the neutron.

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