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W-boson

W-boson noun: a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the Z-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of ± 1.

Noun

W-boson (plural W-bosons)

  1. (particle) a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the Z-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of ± 1

Forms of W-boson

pluralW-bosons
alternative formW boson

Origin of W-boson

Coined by Chinese physicists Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen-Ning in 1960; the W is believed to stand for weak.

Words formed from W-boson

Questions about W-boson

What does W-boson mean?
W-boson means a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the Z-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of ± 1.
What part of speech is W-boson?
W-boson is a noun.
What is the plural of W-boson?
The plural of W-boson is W-bosons.

Words near W-boson in the dictionary

  1. W-8BENs
  2. W-9
  3. W-9s
  4. w-anchor
  5. w-anchors
  6. W-boson
  7. W-bosons
  8. w-buffer
  9. w-buffering
  10. w-buffers
  11. W-League

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