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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The neutrino, as the subatomic particle is called, was found by researchers at the Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope, or KM3NeT collaboration, a global team of more than 360 scientists.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered through galaxies, stars and anything else in their path.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The neutrino bashed into a water molecule outside the detector, creating a burst of particles, including a high-energy muon—a type of subatomic particle that’s similar to an electron but 200 times heavier.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
In analog quantum computing, qubits can serve as analogues of other objects displaying quantum behavior, such as molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Neutrinos are ghostly subatomic particles that can travel in a straight line for billions of light-years, passing unhindered through galaxies, stars and anything else in their path.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The neutrino bashed into a water molecule outside the detector, creating a burst of particles, including a high-energy muon—a type of subatomic particle that’s similar to an electron but 200 times heavier.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
In analog quantum computing, qubits can serve as analogues of other objects displaying quantum behavior, such as molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 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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