antilepton

Definitions of antilepton
  1. noun
    the antiparticle of a lepton
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    antimuon, positive muon
    the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino
    antineutrino
    the antiparticle of a neutrino
    antitauon, tau-plus particle
    an antilepton of very great mass
    antielectron, positron
    an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation
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    elementary particle, fundamental particle
    (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
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