sparticle

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noun

Any subatomic particle predicted by supersymmetry; the boson equivalent of a known fermion.

OriginEnglish particle ← Middle French particule ← Latin particula →
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Meanings

nounsparticle (plural sparticles)

plural sparticles

  1. particlenatural sciencesAny subatomic particle predicted by supersymmetry; the boson equivalent of a known fermion.

Origin

  1. Englishs-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
  4. Proto-Italic*partis
  5. Latinpars
  6. Latinparticula
  7. Middle Frenchparticule
  8. Englishparticle
  9. Englishsparticle

From s- + particle.

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APA

sparticle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparticle

MLA

“sparticle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparticle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparticle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparticle.

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