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superstring

[soo-per-string]
noun Physics.
  1. an elementary particle treated as a string in any string theory of supersymmetry.
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Origin of superstring

super- + string

superstring theory

[soo-per-string]
noun
  1. any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
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British Dictionary definitions for superstring

superstring

noun
  1. physics a type of one-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry
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superstring in Science

superstring theory

[sōō′pər-strĭng′]
  1. A type of string theory that includes the theoretical assumptions of supersymmetry.
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