subatomic particle

Questions about subatomic particle

What does subatomic particle mean?

subatomic particle means "a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions".

What is another word for subatomic particle?

Close synonyms include 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 subatomic particle a common word?

subatomic 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.