[soo-per-string] 
| an elementary particle treated as a string in any string theory of supersymmetry. |
[soo-per-string] | 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. |
| su·per·string (sōō'pər-strĭng') n. Physics A hypothetical particle consisting of a very short one-dimensional string existing in ten dimensions. It is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time incorporating supersymmetry. [super(symmetry) + string.] |
superstring theory (s 'pər-strĭng') Pronunciation Key
A type of string theory that includes the theoretical assumptions of supersymmetry. |
pərˌstrɪŋ