weakly interacting massive particle (n)
WIMP (n)

n09476717

type n
lex_filenum 17
def a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation
def postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
Outgoing links
Hypernym elementary particle, fundamental particle
Part holonym dark matter
Domain of synset - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
Domain of synset - USAGE acronym
Incoming links
Member of this domain - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
Member of this domain - USAGE acronym
Hyponym elementary particle, fundamental particle
Part meronym dark matter

Back to the index

Click for the XML entry