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WIMP2

Syllabification: (WIMP)
Pronunciation: /wimp/

Definition of WIMP

noun

Physics
  • a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts only weakly with ordinary matter, postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe.

Origin:

1980s: acronym from weakly interacting massive particle

WIMP in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of WIMP in the British & World English dictionary