"weakly interacting massive particle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: weakly interacting massive particles [plural]
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  1. (astronomy, physics) A hypothetical class of particle, proposed to explain the dark matter problem. Wikipedia link: WIMP Categories (topical): Astronomy, Physics Synonyms: WIMP [abbreviation] Hypernyms: dark matter Derived forms: WIMP [abbreviation], WIMPzilla Coordinate_terms: strongly interacting massive particle (alt: SIMP), robust associations of massive baryonic objects (alt: RAMBO), massive compact halo object (alt: MACHO) Translations (hypothetical class of particle): 大質量弱相互作用粒子 (Chinese Mandarin), 大质量弱相互作用粒子 (dà zhìliàng ruò xiānghù zuòyòng lìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), wimp (Finnish)

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