subnuclear particle

[ suhb-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

/ sʌbˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /

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noun Physics.

any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.

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Origin of subnuclear particle

First recorded in 1960–65; sub- + nuclear

pronunciation note for subnuclear particle

See nuclear.

Words nearby subnuclear particle

subnet, subnitrate, subnormal, subnotebook, subnuclear, subnuclear particle, subnucleus, suboccipital, suboccipital muscle, suboccipital nerve, suboccipitobregmatic diameter

Example sentences from the Web for subnuclear particle

Indeed, many cutting-edge physicians are manipulating the diet to lower particle number.
The AHA’s Absurd Saturated Fat Obsession|Dr. Barbara H. Roberts|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the Higgs particle was discovered, everywhere I went I heard people wondering about its significance.
The New 'Cosmos' Reboot Marks a Promising New Era for Science|Lawrence M. Krauss|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After episodes of not-so-subtly mentioning the particle accelerator at S.T.A.R Labs, we finally get what we want.
Arrow ‘Three Ghosts’ Recap: Here Comes The Flash!|Chancellor Agard|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After eight episodes of not-so-subtly mentioning the particle accelerator at S.T.A.R Labs, we finally get what we want.
Arrow ‘Three Ghosts’ Recap: Here Comes The Flash!|Chancellor Agard|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

For 50 years, scientists had predicted the existence of the particle we now know as Higgs boson, which gives mass to matter.
Give It Up for the Other Nobel Prize Winners|Nina Strochlic|October 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This, as a piece of pure economics, does not interest the individual employer a particle.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
I can tell you, my dear idealist—you have not changed a particle, by the way—that there is another side you have never seen.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Let us conceive a particle of air situated immediately over the earth's polar axis.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Then let us imagine the particle moving toward the equator with the speed of an ordinary wind.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
It was a hair-raising problem, too, and called for every ounce of nerve and every particle of skill the boy possessed.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews

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