subatomic

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sub·a·tom·ic /ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk◂ $ -ˈtɑː-/ adjective  HPEsmaller than an atom or existing within an atom 亚原子的；原子内的 subatomic particles 亚原子粒子

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subatomic• The residue will consist of cold, invisible, subatomic ashes.• To take a simple example, the important subatomic particle called the electron has a negative electrical charge.• The quantum level is the level of molecules, atoms, subatomic particles, etc.• It investigates phenomena which range in size from subatomic particles to the universe itself.• The B mesons can now be assured of a place in the tables of known subatomic particles.• Quantum cryptography exploits a key principle of quantum mechanics, according to which certain aspects of any subatomic process are inherently unknowable.

sub·a·tom·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable  

smaller atom an within existing Corpus than an or atom

subatomic
sub‧a‧tom‧ic /ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk◂ $ -ˈtɑː-/ adjective
smaller than an atom or existing within an atom:
    subatomic particles

sub·atom·icBrE /ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsʌbəˈtɑːmɪk/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (physics 物理) smaller than, or found in, an atom 亚原子的；比原子小的；原子内的◆subatomic particles亚原子粒子