subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtä-mik 
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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Chinese scientists have made a major step in the hunt for elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Quantum mechanics was originally formulated to explain and predict the perplexing behaviors of atoms, molecules and subatomic particles.
—Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
During this period, Reines and a Los Alamos co-worker, Clyde Cowan, started to work on detecting neutrinos, a subatomic particle that had been theorized in the 1930s but, in the mid-1950s, had not been proven to exist.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The trio won the physics prize for their research on the weird world of subatomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Quantum mechanics was originally formulated to explain and predict the perplexing behaviors of atoms, molecules and subatomic particles.
—Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
During this period, Reines and a Los Alamos co-worker, Clyde Cowan, started to work on detecting neutrinos, a subatomic particle that had been theorized in the 1930s but, in the mid-1950s, had not been proven to exist.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
The trio won the physics prize for their research on the weird world of subatomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
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subatomic
adjective
sub·atom·ic
ˌsəb-ə-ˈtäm-ik
1
: of or relating to the inside of the atom
2
: of, relating to, or being particles smaller than atoms
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