fundamental particle

Questions about fundamental particle

What does fundamental particle mean?

fundamental particle means "(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter".

What is another word for fundamental particle?

Close synonyms include elementary particle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fundamental particle a common word?

fundamental particle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.