subatomic particle
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- noun
- /ˌsʌbəˈtɑːmɪk ˈpɑːrtɪkl/
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partícula subatómica
- Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that interact weakly with matter and travel at virtually the speed of light.
Both events are equally likely, and it's through probabilities that we explain this behaviour of subatomic particles.
- Both events are equally likely, and it's through probabilities that we explain this behaviour of subatomic particles.
- And atom isn't exactly what we typically think of in our science classes and textbooks today because we have subatomic particles.
- But are you positing that subatomic particles are conscious because there's some good reason to think this?
Examples
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Physicists announced that they had discovered a new subatomic particle that looks for all the world like the Higgs boson.
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Tachyons, subatomic particles that move so incredibly fast, they actually travel backwards in time.
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Are they or are they not made of subatomic particles?
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However, the subatomic particle can exist as a particle and a wave at the same time.
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Either the subatomic particle becomes a particle or a wave; it depends on how you measure it.
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We're all just complicated arrangements of atoms and subatomic particles.
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Other universal constants include the charge and mass of each of the fundamental subatomic particles.
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Scientists in Europe reported they have clocked subatomic particles, called neutrinos, going faster than the speed of light.
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Many physical constants discovered in the past century link with forces that influence subatomic particles—a realm ruled by probability rather than precision.
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Giant atom smashers are built to accelerate subatomic particles and smash them into other atoms.
How Small
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a particle smaller than an atom' is directly derivable from combining 'subatomic' (below/within the atom) with 'particle' (a tiny piece). This is a regular noun phrase formed by transparent morphological and semantic composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Subatomic particle comes from the parts sub-, meaning 'under', and atomic, so it creates the image of a tiny particle below an atom. That's why it means 'a particle smaller than an atom'.