antimatter

noun

an·​ti·​mat·​ter
ˈan-tē-ˌma-tər
ˈan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antimatter (audio)
: matter composed of antiparticles

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In the attempt to identify wakes in the quark-gluon plasma, scientists have been hunting for pairings of quarks and their antimatter counterparts known as anti-quarks. Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Matter, antimatter, and the final confirmation For higher-momentum particles where energy-loss measurements become ambiguous, ALICE adds Time-Of-Flight (TOF)—a third detector. Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026 Luckily, antimatter is very rare in our universe. Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025 Yet there is almost no antimatter in the cosmos, whereas matter is abundant. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for antimatter

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1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antimatter was in 1934

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“Antimatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antimatter. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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antimatter

noun
an·​ti·​mat·​ter ˈant-i-ˌmat-ər How to pronounce antimatter (audio)
: matter whose parts match parts of ordinary matter except in having some opposite properties (as a positive instead of a negative charge)

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