Antiparticle

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Antiparticle

Any

particle with a charge of opposite sign to the same particle in normal matters.
Thus, the proton has a positive charge; the antiproton, a negative charge. When a particle and its anti-particle collide, both may disappear with the creation of lighter particles; this process is called annihilation .

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use