wimp
[ wimp ]
/ wɪmp /
noun
a weak, ineffectual, timid person.
Verb Phrases
wimp out,
- to be or act like a wimp.
- to show timidity or cowardice; chicken out.
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Origin of wimp
WIMP
[ wimp ]
/ wɪmp /
noun
any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
Origin of WIMP
1985–90; W(eakly) I(nteracting) M(assive) P(article)
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wimp
/ (wɪmp) /
noun
Word Origin for wimp
C20: of unknown origin
WIMP
/ (wɪmp) /
acronym for
windows, icons, menus (or mice), pointers: denoting a type of user-friendly screen display used on small computersa WIMP system
physics weakly interacting massive particle
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WIMP
[ wĭmp ]
Short for weakly interacting massive particle. Any of various hypothetical particles, some predicted by certain theories such as supersymmetry, which interact with other particles by the force of gravity alone. WIMPs are considered by some scientists to be candidates for the dark matter that makes up much of the mass of the universe.
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