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

In the Standard Model of particle physics, the electron has a sibling called the muon that can stand in for it. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

The Standard Model of particle physics predicts that there should be no difference between the two particle measurements. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Yang-Mills The Yang-Mills problem, one of Clay’s five million-dollar Millennium Prize Problems that remain open, is about particle physics. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Think super-powerful magnets in medical imaging and particle physics experiments; faster circuits that won’t overheat; potential for nuclear fusion plasma confinement. — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for particle physics

• tectonophysics
• astrophysics
• geophysics
• metaphysics