ANTINEUTRON


Meaning of ANTINEUTRON in English

/an'tee nooh"tron, -nyooh"-, an'tuy-/ , n. Physics.

1. an elementary particle having no charge and having a mass and spin equal to that of the neutron but with magnetic moment opposite to that of the neutron; the antiparticle of the neutron.

adj.

2. Also, anti-neutron . opposing the building, stockpiling, or use of neutron bombs: The antineutron lobby was outnumbered.

[ 1940-45; ANTI- + NEUTRON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .