noun
- particles that have the same mass as corresponding particles but opposite electric charge and other quantum properties
Usage: physics; plural form
Examples
- When matter and antimatter meet, particles and antiparticles annihilate each other.
- Scientists study antiparticles in particle accelerators.
- Positrons are antiparticles of electrons.
- The collision produced several antiparticles that were detected by the equipment.
- Antiparticles have been observed in cosmic ray interactions.
- Researchers created antiparticles in the laboratory using high-energy beams.