particle zoo

English

Etymology

Initially nuclear zoo, from the effort to create a taxonomy of particles similar to the animal kingdom.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹtɪkəl zu/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

particle zoo (plural particle zoos)

  1. (physics, informal) The extensive list of known elementary particles.

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