neutrino
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian neutrino (coined by Enrico Fermi), diminutive of neutro (“neutral”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /njuːˈtɹiːnəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /njuːˈtɹiːnoʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
- Hyphenation: neu‧tri‧no
Noun
neutrino (plural neutrinos)
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge
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Asturian
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛʊ̯triːnɔ/
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nø.tʁi.no/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Further reading
- “neutrino” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Northern Sami
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛ.utˈrʲi.nɔ/, /nɛwˈtrʲi.nɔ/
Audio (file)
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neutrǐːno/
- Hyphenation: ne‧u‧tri‧no
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