antimatter

noun

an·​ti·​mat·​ter
ˈan-tē-ˌma-tər
ˈan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antimatter (audio)
: matter composed of antiparticles

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For the research, the scientists searched for lambda hyperons and their antimatter counterparts, antilambdas. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026 This means that pairs of particles—a particle and its antimatter partner—can briefly come into being by borrowing energy from nothing. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026 Anderson had accidentally discovered antimatter. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026 In the attempt to identify wakes in the quark-gluon plasma, scientists have been hunting for pairings of quarks and their antimatter counterparts known as anti-quarks. Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for antimatter

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1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of antimatter was in 1934

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“Antimatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antimatter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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antimatter

noun
an·​ti·​mat·​ter ˈant-i-ˌmat-ər How to pronounce antimatter (audio)
: matter whose parts match parts of ordinary matter except in having some opposite properties (as a positive instead of a negative charge)

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