Definition & Meaning of "boson"in English

Boson

NOUN

a tiny particle with whole-number spin, such as photons or the Higgs boson, often associated with carrying fundamental forces or giving mass to other particles

Grammatical Information

animacy status

inanimate

Composition

Simple

countable

plural form

bosons

Examples

Photons, particles of light, are examples of bosons that carry the electromagnetic force.

Nearby Words

boselaphus tragocamelus

Definition & Meaning of "boson"in English

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