astroparticle

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr

Proto-Hellenic *astḗr

Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr)

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der.

English astro-

English particle

English astroparticle

From astro- + particle.

Noun

astroparticle (plural astroparticles)

1. (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin

See also

• Astroparticle physics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia