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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
a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

noun.object

15 Subcategories

virion go
(virology) a complete viral particle
alpha particle go
a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom
beta particle go
a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
boson go
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle
deuteron go
the nucleus of deuterium
elementary particle, fundamental particle go
(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom
fermion go
any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
ion go
a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative)
magnetic monopole go
a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two
micelle go
an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
prion go
(microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid
virino go
(microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system
scintilla go
a sparkling glittering particle
superstring go
a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time
thermion go
an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature