neutrino
noun
any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
neutrinos
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pluralof neutrino.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It conducts research in geology, biology, engineering and physics, the latter encompassing experiments studying dark matter, astrophysics and neutrinos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
The finding provides important evidence that could help explain where many of the Universe's mysterious high-energy neutrinos originate.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
One of its primary scientific goals is to determine the mass ordering of neutrinos.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
The detector's PMTs operate simultaneously to capture tiny flashes of scintillation light produced when neutrinos interact inside the detector.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
In 1998, Japanese observers reported that neutrinos do have mass, but not a great deal–about one ten-millionth that of an electron.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
