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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For decades, cosmologists have thought dark matter is some sort of exotic particle that was previously unknown to the Standard Model of particle physics.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The achievement has direct applications in fields including particle physics, material science, and data transmission.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Threads To Pull What some physicists find exciting about the new overlap between particle physics and quantum information theory is the chance to use the LHC to probe subtle questions about entanglement.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
That got me into particle physics for a while.
—Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The achievement has direct applications in fields including particle physics, material science, and data transmission.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Threads To Pull What some physicists find exciting about the new overlap between particle physics and quantum information theory is the chance to use the LHC to probe subtle questions about entanglement.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Nov. 2025
That got me into particle physics for a while.
—Adam Frank, Big Think, 25 Sep. 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 Jan. 2026.
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