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weakly interacting massive particle

noun

weakly interacting massive particle

noun
1

Astronomy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A hypothetical class of particle, proposed to explain the dark matter problem.

Synonyms
WIMP
Derived terms
WIMP, WIMPzilla
Hypernyms
dark matter
Coordinate terms
strongly interacting massive particle, robust associations of massive baryonic objects, massive compact halo object

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