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
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During the 20th century, revolutionary data came in at an alarming rate as new particle physics experiments were performed at higher energies, with better statistics, and in novel environments, such as above Earth’s atmosphere.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
The team shared the spectrum with Avishay Gal-Yam, dean of the faculty of physics and professor of particle physics at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Physicists know that the standard model of particle physics is not complete.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
These pulses seemed to defy current understandings of particle physics, since radio waves caused by neutrinos are not expected to be able to pass through so much rock.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
The team shared the spectrum with Avishay Gal-Yam, dean of the faculty of physics and professor of particle physics at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Physicists know that the standard model of particle physics is not complete.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
These pulses seemed to defy current understandings of particle physics, since radio waves caused by neutrinos are not expected to be able to pass through so much rock.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for particle physics
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“Particle physics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particle%20physics. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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