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Noun: particle physics  'paa(r)-ti-kul 'fi-ziks
  1. The branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
    "The Large Hadron Collider is a major tool in particle physics research";
    - high-energy physics, high energy physics

Type of: natural philosophy, physics

Encyclopedia: Particle physics