English Explanatory Dictionary

neutrino

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.

Pronunciation

/njuːˈtɹiːnəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neutrino.wav /nuˈtɹinoʊ/

Word forms

neutrino neutrinos

Etymology

Coined by Italian physicist Enrico Fermi in 1933 from neutron + the Italian diminutive suffix -ino; by surface analysis, neutr(o)- + -ino.

Related words

neutro- neutron

Derived words

antielectron neutrino antimuon neutrino antineutrino anti-sterile-neutrino cosmic neutrino background electron neutrino geoneutrino inert neutrino -ino muon neutrino neutralino neutrinic neutrino astronomy neutrinoless neutrino oscillation neutrinophilic neutrinosphere photoneutrino right-handed neutrino sneutrino solar neutrino sterile neutrino tau neutrino
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