1. Plural of antiatom; atoms composed of antimatter, in which positrons orbit an antiproton, mirroring the structure of ordinary atoms.
Usage: physics; technical

Examples

• Scientists are studying antiatoms to better understand the properties of antimatter.
• The collision between atoms and antiatoms releases enormous amounts of energy.
• Researchers have successfully created and trapped antiatoms in laboratory experiments.
• Antiatoms are predicted to have the same mass as ordinary atoms but opposite electrical charges.
• The behavior of antiatoms provides insights into fundamental symmetries in physics.