noun
- the antiparticle of a neutron, having the same mass as a neutron but opposite magnetic moment
Usage: physics
Examples
- Scientists created antineutrons in the particle accelerator.
- When a neutron and antineutron collide, they annihilate each other.
- The antineutron was first discovered in 1956.
- Antineutrons are composed of antiquarks instead of quarks.
- The magnetic moment of an antineutron is opposite to that of a neutron.
- Researchers study antineutrons to understand antimatter properties.