subelementary

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adjective

At a more fundamental level than the elementary particles.

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Meanings

adjectivesubelementary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesAt a more fundamental level than the elementary particles.

    Genesis is a procedure by which the molecular structure of matter is broken down, not into subatomic parts as in nuclear fission, or even into elementary particles, but into subelementary particle-waves.

    2004, Vonda N. McIntyre, Star Trek: Signature Edition: Duty, Honor, Redemption, page 62

Origin

From sub- + elementary.

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APA

subelementary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subelementary

MLA

“subelementary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subelementary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subelementary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subelementary.

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