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elementary particle vs weakly interacting massive particle

weakly interacting massive particle vs elementary particle

elementary particle and weakly interacting massive particle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elementary particle Yes No No No
weakly interacting massive particle Yes No No No
As nouns, weakly interacting massive particle is a hyponym of elementary particle; that is, weakly interacting massive particle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elementary particle:
  • elementary particle: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
  • weakly interacting massive particle: a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
Other hyponyms of elementary particle include antilepton, antiparticle, antiquark, hadron, lepton, quark, strange particle, cosmic string, string, WIMP, pangen.
elementary particle (noun) weakly interacting massive particle (noun)
(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
Difference between elementary particle and weakly interacting massive particle

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