Definition of Antimatter

1. Noun. Matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances.

Generic synonyms: Matter
Terms within: Antiparticle

Definition of Antimatter

1. Noun. (physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter. ¹

2. Noun. (physics) A form of matter that has a key property, such as charge, opposite to that of ordinary matter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antimatter

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antimatter

antimasonic
antimasonry
antimasons
antimasque
antimasques
antimaterial
antimaterialism
antimaterialist
antimaterialistic
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antimaternal
antimatroid
antimatroidal
antimatroids
antimatter (current term)
antimatters
antimeat
antimechanism
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antimechanistic
antimechanists
antimedical
antimedicalization
antimedicine
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antimephitic
antimer
antimercenary
antimere

Literary usage of Antimatter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Revealing the Hidden Nature of Space And Time: Charting the Course for by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"In 1964 it was discovered at Brookhaven that matter and antimatter behave slightly differently. In this experiment, scientists prepared a beam of kaon ..."

2. The Solomon Key and Beyond: Unauthorized Dan Brown Update by W. Frederick Zimmerman (2005)
"Also CERN was researching antimatter, an enormously volatile substance which ... I read that CERN was regularly producing small quantities of antimatter in ..."

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