Gravitino
[grav-i-tee-noh] /ˌgræv ɪˈti noʊ/
noun, Physics.
1.
the hypothetical fermionic partner of the graviton, predicted by the supergravity extension of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
gravitino
(grāv’ĭ-tē’nō)
A hypothetical particle postulated in supergravity theory to correspond to the graviton, just as neutrinos correspond to other fermions. See also neutrino, supergravity.
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