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For example, the matter proton particle is partnered by the antimatter antiproton, while the matter electron is partnered by the antimatter positron.—William Barter, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2025 One potential reason could be a difference between the proton and the antiproton in a property called the magnetic moment.—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 July 2025 Protons and antiprotons have electric charge—the proton’s charge is positive, and the antiproton’s is negative.—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 July 2025 Some scenes, like a fight that takes place in an antiproton river in the pocket universe, feel almost more like a cartoon than live-action, and not in a good way.—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for antiproton
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