subnuclear particle
[ suhb-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
/ sʌbˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /
noun Physics.
any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.
pronunciation note for subnuclear particle
See
nuclear.
Words nearby subnuclear particle
subnet,
subnitrate,
subnormal,
subnotebook,
subnuclear,
subnuclear particle,
subnucleus,
suboccipital,
suboccipital muscle,
suboccipital nerve,
suboccipitobregmatic diameter