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Fundamental particle has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

2

Any of the subatomic particles that does not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks.

See Also
quark elementary particle intermediate vector boson w boson gauge boson topcolor subatomic particle z boson
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
particle
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
antilepton antiparticle antiquark hadron lepton quark strange particle string weakly interacting massive particle
Rhyming Words
cle icle secle macle cycle sicle socle uncle zocle circle sarcle boucle surcle guncle mascle oracle acicle icicle nuncle muscle
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