intermediate vector boson

intermediate vector boson
noun
a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles
Hypernyms: ↑gauge boson

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noun
: any of the three particles that mediate the weak force — see w herein z 1 herein

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Physics.
one of the three particles that are believed to transmit the weak force: the positively charged W particle, the negatively charged W particle, and the neutral Z0 particle.
[1965-70]

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intermediate vector boson noun (physics)
Any of three elementary particles (W+, W and Z0) that carry weak interactions between particles
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Main Entry:intermediate

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intermediate boson or intermediate vector boson,
= W particle. (Cf.W particle)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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