subnuclear

American  

[suhb-noo-klee-er, nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / ˈsʌbˌnu kli ər, ˌnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

1. pertaining to particles within or smaller than an atomic nucleus.

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subnuclear British  

/ sʌbˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

1. of or relating to particles within the nucleus of an atom

2. of a lesser level of organization than the nucleus of an atom

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Pronunciation

See nuclear ( def. ).

Etymology

Origin of subnuclear

First recorded in 1950–55; sub- + nuclear ( def. )

Example Sentences

"Now, we can express the structure of subnuclear particles in terms of forces, pressure and physical sizes that also non-physicists can relate to," added Burkert.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

There is no known reason that magnetic monopoles should not exist—they are simply never observed—and so searches at the subnuclear level continue.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Until now, all of these particles have occupied predictable places in what physicists jocularly call their subnuclear "zoo."

From Time Magazine Archive

So does a mastery of Greek, or of subnuclear particles, or of G�del's theorem.

From Time Magazine Archive

Matter is made up of subnuclear particles—electrons, protons and the like.

From The Untouchable by Kallis, Stephen A.