subnuclear
Americanadjective
adjective
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of or relating to particles within the nucleus of an atom
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of a lesser level of organization than the nucleus of an atom
Pronunciation
See nuclear ( def. ).
Etymology
Origin of subnuclear
First recorded in 1950–55; sub- + nuclear ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"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
So does a mastery of Greek, or of subnuclear particles, or of G�del's theorem.
From Time Magazine Archive
Until now, all of these particles have occupied predictable places in what physicists jocularly call their subnuclear "zoo."
From Time Magazine Archive
Your Majesty, the students of Professor Faress' advanced subnuclear physics class, postgraduate students, all of them, were told of Professor Faress' dismissal by a faculty member who had taken over the class this morning.
From Ministry of Disturbance by Dongen, H. R. van
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