Neutrino Definition
no͝o-trēnō, nyo͝o-
neutrinos
noun
Any of three stable leptons having a mass approaching zero and no charge: a neutrino has almost no interaction with matter.
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Noun
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neutrinosOrigin of Neutrino
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Italian from neutrino little neutral one neutro neuter, neutral (from Latin neuter neutr- neuter neuter) -ino dimutive suff. (from Latin -īnus adj. suff. –ine1) Coined by Enrico Fermi on the model of Italian neutrone neutron taken as the augmentative of Italian neutro
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Italian neutrino (coined by Enrico Fermi), diminutive of neutro (“neutral").
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