Meanings
plural weakly interacting massive particles
- astronomyA hypothetical class of particle, proposed to explain the dark matter problem.
Synonyms: WIMP
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hypothetical class of particle, proposed to explain the dark matter problem.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 大質量弱相互作用粒子 /大质量弱相互作用粒子
- 大質量弱相互作用粒子 /大质量弱相互作用粒子 (dà zhìliàng ruò xiānghù zuòyòng lìzǐ)hypothetical class of particle
Finnish wimp
- wimphypothetical class of particle
Polish WIMP
- WIMPhypothetical class of particle
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