antideeltje

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Dutch

Etymology

From anti- +‎ deeltje, probably a calque of English antiparticle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑn.tiˌdeːl.tjə/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧deel‧tje

Noun

antideeltje n (plural antideeltjes)

  1. (physics) antiparticle
    • 1939, Frederik Jozef Belinfante, “Samenvatting”, in Theory of Heavy Quanta, page 123, footnote:
      D.w.z. protonen, neutronen en hun antideeltjes.
      That is to say protons, neutrons and their antiparticles.