antimatter
pronunciation
How to pronounce antimatter in British English:
UK [ˈæntimætə(r)]
How to pronounce antimatter in American English:
US [ˈæntɪˌmætɚ, ˈæntaɪ-]
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- Noun:
- matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal matter
Word Origin
- antimatter (n.)
- also anti-matter, 1953, from anti- + matter (n.).
Example
- 1. Tradeoffs : creating enough antimatter in particle accelerators is currently impossible .
- 2. Will antimatter destroy the world ?
- 3. In this section you can discover the science of antimatter for yourself .
- 4. That could eventually have led to an imbalance between matter and antimatter .
- 5. What if the antimatter atoms they make come in contact with normal atoms ?