- superstring
- noun Date: 1982 a hypothetical string obeying the rules of supersymmetry whose vibrations manifest themselves as particles existing in ten dimensions of which only four are evident
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superstring
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superstring theory — string theory string the o*ry (str[i^]ng th[=e] [ o]*r[y^]), n. (Physics) A mathematical theory for describing the properties of fundamental particles, which represents the particles as one dimensional string like objects, which exist in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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