Antilepton (Noun)
Meaning
The antiparticle of a lepton.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- Positrons and antielectrons are the most commonly encountered type of antilepton.
- Antileptons can interact with other subatomic particles such as leptons, quarks, and gauge bosons.
- Positrons, as a type of antilepton, play a key role in some medical applications, such as PET scans.
- Scientists can study antileptons to gain a better understanding of the universe's matter-antimatter imbalance.
- Each antilepton has a corresponding lepton with which it shares certain properties, but not others, such as charge.