antimatter

See also: anti-matter

English

Etymology

From anti- + matter.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæntimæˌtɚ/, /ˈæn.taɪ.mæˌtɚ/

Noun

antimatter (usually uncountable, plural antimatters)

  1. (physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.
  2. (physics) A form of matter that has a key property, such as charge, opposite to that of ordinary matter.

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