"protostring" meaning in All languages combined

See protostring on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: protostrings [plural]
Etymology: From proto- + string. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|proto|string}} proto- + string Head templates: {{en-noun}} protostring (plural protostrings)
  1. (physics, string theory) A hypothetical precursor to a fundamental string that can evolve into a fundamental string as the higher dimensions compactify. Categories (topical): Physics

Inflected forms

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