subatomic particle

/ sŭb′ə-tŏm′ĭk /

1. Any of various particles of matter that are smaller than a hydrogen atom. Protons, neutrons, and electrons are subatomic particles, as are all hadrons and leptons.
2. See also composite particle

Example Sentences

Under two gargantuan domes of thick concrete and steel that rise along California’s rugged Central Coast, subatomic particles slam into uranium, triggering one of the most energetic reactions on Earth.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2012, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to pass the heliopause frontier, where the fierce solar wind of subatomic particles yields to the force of other suns.

From New York Times

These QFTs, with their simplified space-time symmetry, serve as a laboratory environment, as they resemble real physical systems of subatomic particles but have certain mathematical properties that facilitate calculations.

From Science Daily

It's what "glues" quarks together to make up other subatomic particles, such as protons or neutrons.

From Science Daily

The event gave rise to an abundance of subatomic particles such as quarks and electrons.

From Science Daily