particle physics

noun

: a branch of physics dealing with the constitution, properties, and interactions of elementary particles especially as revealed in experiments using particle accelerators

called also high-energy physics

particle physicist noun

Examples of particle physics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meir, meanwhile, rode one end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm to a site near the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), torquing 46 bolts in preparation for future maintenance of the particle physics detector. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The work adds to a broader effort to test the Standard Model of particle physics and understand whether the familiar framework fully explains the particles found in increasingly precise experiments. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

But the technological developments required to study particle physics lead to unexpected discoveries. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Europe’s Choice Today, CERN stands proudly at the center of the global particle physics enterprise. — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for particle physics

• tectonophysics
• astrophysics
• geophysics
• metaphysics