su·per·string

(so͞o′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 spacetime incorporating supersymmetry.

[super(symmetry) + string.]

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superstring

(ˈsuːpəˌstrɪŋ)

(General Physics) physics a type of one-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry

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