From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishparticle physicsˈparticle ˌphysics noun [uncountable] HPthe study of the way that parts of atoms develop and behave
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particle physics• New textbooks on nuclear and particle physics are thin on the ground.• Members of three such generations have been discovered; until recently there was no evidence from particle physics to rule out more.• Recent developments in particle physics suggest that every nucleon may itself have a nucleus.• Such calculations also provide an insight into particle physics.• That's why its discovery is the last goal for the time being of particle physics.• The explanations were so arcane I would have made more headway with a textbook on particle physics.• I could see Phagu standing at a blackboard teaching particle physics.• The particle physics is cutting-edge. 