"virtual particle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: virtual particles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} virtual particle (plural virtual particles)
  1. (physics) a particle that exists for a limited time and space, introducing uncertainty in their energy and momentum Wikipedia link: virtual particle Categories (topical): Physics Translations (virtual particle): جُسَيْم اِفْتِرَاضِيّ (jusaym iftirāḍiyy) (Arabic), virtueel deeltje [neuter] (Dutch), virtuaalihiukkanen (Finnish), particule virtuelle [feminine] (French), virtuelles Teilchen [neuter] (German), חלקיק וירטואלי [masculine] (Hebrew), particella virtuale [feminine] (Italian), cząstka wirtualna [feminine] (Polish), partícula virtual [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-virtual_particle-en-noun-h9gYBMxW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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