Definition of dependent. 1  1 : hanging down dependent lamps. 2  2a : determined or conditioned by another : contingent plans that are dependent on the weatherb (1) : relying on another for support dependent children Their youngest daughter is still dependent on them.
Full Definition of NEUTRINO. : an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles.â neuÂ·triÂ·noÂ·less \-lÉs\ adjective.See neutrino defined for English-language learners. an uncharged elementary particle that is believed to have a very small mass, that has any of three forms, and that interacts only rarely with other particles. â neuÂ·triÂ·noÂ·less \-lÉs\ adjective. See neutrino defined for English-language learners.
Italian from neutrino little neutral one neutro neuter, neutral ( from Latin neuter neutr- neuter ; see neuter . ) -ino dimutive suff. ( from Latin -Ä«nus adj. suff. ; see -ine 1. ) Coined by Enrico Fermi on the model of Italian neutrone neutron taken as the augmentative of Italian neutro.