Meanings
nounalpha particle (plural alpha particles)
plural alpha particles
- natural sciencesA doubly positively charged nucleus of a helium-4 atom (consisting of two protons and two neutrons), emitted as a consequence of radioactivity.
Holonyms: alpha ray, alpha radiation
Translations
Chinese Mandarin α粒子, 阿爾發粒子 /阿尔发粒子
- α粒子 (ā'ěrfā lìzǐ)positively charged nucleus
- 阿爾發粒子 /阿尔发粒子 (ā'ěrfā lìzǐ)positively charged nucleus
- 阿伐粒子 (āfá lìzǐ)positively charged nucleus
Czech částice alfa
- částice alfapositively charged nucleus
Danish alfapartikel
- alfapartikelpositively charged nucleus
Finnish alfahiukkanen
- alfahiukkanenpositively charged nucleus
French particule α, particule alpha
- particule αpositively charged nucleus
- particule alphapositively charged nucleus
German Alpha-Teilchen, α-Teilchen
- Alpha-Teilchenpositively charged nucleus
- α-Teilchenpositively charged nucleus
- Alphateilchenpositively charged nucleus
Icelandic alfaögn, alfa-ögn
- alfaögnpositively charged nucleus
- alfa-ögnpositively charged nucleus
- alfaeindpositively charged nucleus
Indonesian partikel alfa, zarah alfa
- partikel alfapositively charged nucleus
- zarah alfapositively charged nucleus
Irish alfa-cháithnín
- alfa-cháithnínpositively charged nucleus
Italian elione, particella alfa
- elionepositively charged nucleus
- particella alfapositively charged nucleus
Japanese アルファ粒子, α粒子
- アルファ粒子 (arufa-ryūshi)positively charged nucleus
- α粒子 (α-ryūshi)positively charged nucleus
Korean 알파 입자, α입자
- 알파 입자 (alpa ipja)positively charged nucleus
- α입자 (α-ipja)positively charged nucleus
Malay zarah alfa, partikel alfa
- zarah alfapositively charged nucleus
- partikel alfapositively charged nucleus
Polish cząstka alfa
- cząstka alfapositively charged nucleus
Portuguese partícula alfa
- partícula alfapositively charged nucleus
Romanian particulă alfa
- particulă alfapositively charged nucleus
Russian а́льфа-части́ца, α-части́ца
- а́льфа-части́ца (álʹfa-častíca)positively charged nucleus
- α-части́ца (α-častíca)positively charged nucleus
Spanish partícula alfa
- partícula alfapositively charged nucleus
Tagalog tipik-alpa
- tipik-alpapositively charged nucleus
Cite this entry
APA
alpha particle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20particle
MLA
“alpha particle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20particle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alpha particle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20particle.
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