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Noun Concept
Categories: Exotic matter, Dark matter, Physics experiments, Astroparticle physics, Hypothetical particles
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weakly interacting massive particle  WIMP
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A hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe WordNet 3.0
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A hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Weakly interacting massive particles are hypothetical particles that are one of the proposed candidates for dark matter. Wikipedia
A hypothetical class of particle, proposed to explain the dark matter problem. Wiktionary
Hypothetical class of particle. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
elementary particle
dark matter
hypothetical particle
PART OF
dark matter
CATEGORY DOMAIN
physics
DIFFERENT FROM
WiMP
USAGE DOMAIN
acronym
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP
Wikipedia
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weakly interacting massive particle
Wikidata
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weakly interacting massive particle
Wiktionary
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weakly interacting massive particle
Wikipedia Redirections
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Dark matter direct detection, Weakly-interacting massive particles, Weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP), weakly interacting massive particles, WIMP miracle, WIMPs, WIMPs theory
Wikidata Alias
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WIMP

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