Definition of Antiproton

1. Noun. An unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton.

Generic synonyms: Nucleon

Definition of Antiproton

1. Noun. (physics) The antiparticle of the proton, having a negative electric charge. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antiproton

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiproton

antiprogress
antiprogressive
antiprogressives
antiproliferation
antiproliferative
antiprostate
antiprotease
antiprotectionism
antiprotectionist
antiproteinuric
antiprotest
antiprotestant
antiprothrombin
antiprothrombinase
antiproton (current term)
antiprotonic
antiprotons
antiprotozoal
antiprotozoal agents
antiprotozoal drug
antiprotozoals
antipruritic
antipruritics
antipsoriasis
antipsoriatic
antipsoriatics
antipsoric
antipsorics
antipsychiatric

Literary usage of Antiproton

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... evidence for an attractive region of the proton-antiproton interaction (to be discussed later) could also be explained with a neutral vector meson. ..."

2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... The CDF ¡sa general purpose detector designed to explore the physics of 2 TeV proton-antiproton collisions made possible by the Tevatron I project. ..."

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