neutrino

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian neutrino (coined by Enrico Fermi), diminutive of neutro (“neutral”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /njuːˈtɹiːnəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /njuːˈtɹiːnoʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːnəʊ
• Hyphenation: neu‧tri‧no

Noun

neutrino (plural neutrinos)

1. An elementary particle that is classified as a lepton, and has an extremely small but nonzero mass and no electric charge. It interacts with the surroundings only via the weak force or gravitation, making it very difficult to detect.
   • 2011 September 22, Nick Collins, “Speed of light 'broken' by scientists”, in Daily Telegraph‎:

     But researchers at the CERN lab near Geneva claim they have recorded neutrinos, a type of tiny particle, travelling faster than the barrier of 186,282 miles (299,792 kilometres) per second.

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

1. neutrino (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛʊ̯triːnɔ/

Noun

neutrino n

1. (physics) neutrino

Pronunciation

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Noun

neutrino n (plural neutrino's)

1. (physics) neutrino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nø.tʁi.no/

• Audio (Paris)

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Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

1. (physics) neutrino

Further reading

• “neutrino” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

1. (physics) neutrino

Noun

neutrino (plural neutrini)

1. (physics) neutrino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ.utˈrʲi.nɔ/, /nɛwˈtrʲi.nɔ/

• Audio

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Noun

neutrino n

1. (physics) neutrino

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

1. neutrino (en elementary particle with extremely small mass and no electric charge)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neutrǐːno/
• Hyphenation: ne‧u‧tri‧no

Noun

neutríno m (Cyrillic spelling неутри́но)

1. (physics) neutrino

Noun

neutrino m (plural neutrinos)

1. neutrino