🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

particella elementare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: par-ti-chel-la e-le-men-ta-re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Elementary Particle/ˌɛl.ɪˈmɛn.tə.ri ˈpɑːr.tɪ.kəl/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I quark sono particelle elementari."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A subatomic particle that is not composed of other particles and is a fundamental constituent of matter.

    "Electrons and quarks are examples of elementary particles that make up atoms."
  2. 2

    Any of the basic building blocks of matter, as defined in the Standard Model of particle physics.

    "The discovery of the Higgs boson added to our understanding of elementary particles."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'elementary particle' combines 'elementary', derived from the Latin 'elementarius', meaning 'pertaining to a basic element', and 'particle', from the Latin 'particula', meaning 'a small part'. The concept evolved in the early 20th century with advancements in quantum physics, referring to the most fundamental constituents of matter.

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