neutrino

See also: Neutrino, neutrínó, and neŭtrino

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)

  1. 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.
    • 2011 September 22, Nick Collins, “Speed of light 'broken' by scientists”, in Daily Telegraph:
      But researchers at the CERN lab near Geneva claim they have recorded neutrinos, a type of tiny particle, travelling faster than the barrier of 186,282 miles (299,792 kilometres) per second.

Derived terms

Translations


Asturian

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. neutrino (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛʊ̯triːnɔ/

Noun

neutrino n

  1. (physics) neutrino

Declension


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

neutrino n (plural neutrino's)

  1. (physics) neutrino

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nø.tʁi.no/
  • (file)

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Further reading


Galician

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Ido

Noun

neutrino (plural neutrini)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Northern Sami

Noun

neutrīno

  1. neutrino

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛ.utˈrʲi.nɔ/, /nɛwˈtrʲi.nɔ/
  • (file)

Noun

neutrino n

  1. (physics) neutrino

Declension


Portuguese

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. neutrino (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neutrǐːno/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧u‧tri‧no

Noun

neutríno m (Cyrillic spelling неутри́но)

  1. (physics) neutrino

Declension


Spanish

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

  1. neutrino
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