proton has definitions from the fields of physics,high energy physics,nuclear physics
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[ noun ] (physics,high energy physics,nuclear physics) a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron

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(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

Further , the corpuscular_radiation , i.e. , the solar_wind protons , must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust and cause a slow diminution in size , with a resultant increase in both the Poynting-Robertson effect and the ratio of the repulsive_force to the gravitational_force .

Related terms

nucleon hydrogen_ion

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