neutrino
IPA: nutrˈinoʊ
noun
- 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.
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Examples of "neutrino" in Sentences
- All the spin of the electron is due to the neutrino.
- There are problems with the neutrino theory of light.
- The neutrinos in the above diagram are virtual particles.
- It is important in the understanding of neutrino oscillations.
- The discovery was made in 1956, detected in the neutrino experiment.
- The neutrino is absorbed in the reaction and an electron is produced.
- I was saying that the idea the the neutrino is massless is a hypothesis.
- The red curve shows the probability of conversion to the other neutrino.
- Wang first proposed the use of beta capture to detect the neutrino in 1941.
- The existence of nonzero neutrino masses somewhat complicates the situation.
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