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Definition of Antiparticle
1. Noun. A particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy.
Definition of Antiparticle
1. Noun. (particles) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antiparticle
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiparticle
Literary usage of Antiparticle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Workshop on Grand Unification: New England Center, University of New by Paul H. Frampton, Sheldon L. Glashow, Asim Yildiz (1980)
"It is obvious that the particle described by (8) must be identical with its own
antiparticle, because otherwise we would need four helicity states, ..."
2. Revealing the Hidden Nature of Space And Time: Charting the Course for by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"When a particle and its antiparticle come together, they are both annihilated
and their mass is converted into radiant energy. Experiments using antimatter ..."
3. International Partnerships in Large Science Projects by Joanne Sedor (1998)
"For example, the antiparticle of the electron is the positron. Positrons are
produced in accelerator collisions and have found important use as a medical ..."
4. First Steps by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1995)
"... transitory anti-civilization in MACROSCOPIC existence is likened analogously
to the unnatural, transitory antiparticle in microscopic existence. ..."
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