neutrino

pronunciation

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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 .

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