neutrino

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See also: Neutrino, neutrínó, and neŭtrino

English

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Etymology

Coined by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi in 1933 from neutron + the Italian diminutive suffix -ino.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /njuːˈtɹiːnəʊ/
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /nuˈtɹinoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
  • Hyphenation: neu‧tri‧no

Noun

neutrino (plural neutrinos)

  1. An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.
    • 2011 September 22, Nick Collins, “Speed of light 'broken' by scientists”, in Daily Telegraph:
      But researchers at the CERN lab near Geneva claim they have recorded neutrinos, a type of tiny particle, travelling faster than the barrier of 186,282 miles (299,792 kilometres) per second.

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Translations

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

neutrino n

  1. (physics) neutrino

Declension

Dutch

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Pronunciation

Noun

neutrino n (plural neutrino's)

  1. (physics) neutrino

French

Pronunciation

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. (physics) neutrino

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Galician

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Ido

Noun

neutrino (plural neutrini)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Noun

neutrīno

  1. (physics) neutrino

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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English neutrino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛwˈtri.nɔ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -inɔ
  • Syllabification: neut‧ri‧no

Noun

neutrino n

  1. (particle physics) neutrino

Declension

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • neutrino in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • neutrino in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: neu‧tri‧no

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. (physics) neutrino (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge)

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French neutrino.

Noun

neutrino m (uncountable)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neutrǐːno/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧u‧tri‧no

Noun

neutríno m (Cyrillic spelling неутри́но)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neuˈtɾino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: neu‧tri‧no

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. (physics) neutrino

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