neutrino
pronunciation
How to pronounce neutrino in British English:
UK [nju:ˈtri:nəʊ]
How to pronounce neutrino in American English:
US [nuˈtrinoʊ]
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- Noun:
- an elementary particle with zero charge and zero mass
Word Origin
- neutrino (n.)
- "neutral particle smaller than a neutron," 1934, from Italian neutrino, coined 1933 by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) from neutro "neuter" (see neuter (adj.)) + -ino, diminutive suffix.
Example
- 1. Neutrino mass upper limit estimated by galactic distribution
- 2. To detect artificial neutrinos using existing telescopes means screening out the natural neutrino background .
- 3. For ease of transmission through any material including seawater , nothing beats the neutrino .
- 4. After that , the mysteriously named project x will push the intensity of the neutrino beam still higher .
- 5. A neutrino could easily pass through 1000 light-years of lead , so an ocean would pose no problem whatsoever .