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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

body go
an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects

particle, subatomic particle go
a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

elementary particle, fundamental particle
(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom

noun.object

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antilepton go
the antiparticle of a lepton
antiparticle go
a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties
antiquark go
the antiparticle of a quark
hadron go
any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
lepton go
an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions
quark go
(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons
strange particle go
an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness
string, cosmic string go
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP go
a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation