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Higgs boson

Higgs boson noun: an elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.

Noun

Higgs boson (plural Higgs bosons)

  1. (particle) An elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.
    • The existence of a Higgs boson would be the simplest solution to the problem of electroweak symmetry breaking.1987, Robert N. Cahn, “The Search for a Heavy Higgs Boson at the SSC”, in Orrin Fackler, J. Thanh Vân Trân, editors, New and Exotic Phenomena: Proceedings of the Seventh Moriond Workshop, page 468
    • We also know other things about the Higgs boson. If it were much more massive, a problem would occur. Since Higgs bosons interact with particles with a large mass, Higgs bosons would also interact with themselves (as they have mass too). This “self interaction” puts an upper limit on the mass of...2004, Don Lincoln, Understanding the Universe: From Quarks to the Cosmos, page 239

Higgs boson meaning in Arabic

Higgs boson in Arabic

elementary particle
بُوزُون هِيغْز bōzōn higz

Examples of Higgs boson in a sentence

  • We also know other things about the Higgs boson.2004, Don Lincoln, Understanding the Universe: From Quarks to the Cosmos, page 239:
  • In the higher Higgs boson mass domain, the Higgs boson decays dominantly to a pair of b-quarks.2011, Christopher G. Tully, Elementary Particle Physics in a Nutshell, page 255:
  • Have you ever heard about the Higgs Boson Blues? / I'm going down to Geneva, baby / Gonna teach it to you2013, “Higgs Boson Blues”, in Nick Cave (lyrics), Push the Sky Away, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:

Synonyms of Higgs boson

Forms of Higgs boson

pluralHiggs bosons

Origin of Higgs boson

From Higgs + boson; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who is credited with proposing what is now called the Higgs mechanism. Korean-American theoretical physicist Benjamin W. Lee is generally credited with having coined the term.

Words formed from Higgs boson

Questions about Higgs boson

What does Higgs boson mean?
Higgs boson means an elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.
What is Higgs boson in Arabic?
Higgs boson in Arabic is بُوزُون هِيغْز (bōzōn higz). See Higgs boson meaning in Arabic.
How do you use Higgs boson in a sentence?
We also know other things about the Higgs boson.
What part of speech is Higgs boson?
Higgs boson is a noun.
What is the plural of Higgs boson?
The plural of Higgs boson is Higgs bosons.

Words near Higgs boson in the dictionary

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  2. higglings
  3. Higgon
  4. Higgs
  5. Higgs bison
  6. Higgs boson
  7. Higgs bosons
  8. Higgs factories
  9. Higgs factory
  10. Higgs field
  11. Higgs mechanism

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