superstring

[soo-per-string]

su·per·string

[soo-per-string]
noun Physics.
an elementary particle treated as a string in any string theory of supersymmetry.

Origin:
super- + string

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su·per·string theo·ry

[soo-per-string]
noun
any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
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superstring (ˈsuːpəˌstrɪŋ)
 
n
physics a type of one-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry

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