Meanings
nounpair production (countable and uncountable, plural pair productions)
plural pair productions
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounthe transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
Similar
pair creationpair formation
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German Paarbildung, Paarerzeugung
- Paarbildungsimultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle
- Paarerzeugungsimultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle
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APA
pair production. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair%20production
MLA
“pair production.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair%20production. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pair production,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pair%20production.
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