English Explanatory Dictionary

strong force

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The color force, a fundamental force that is associated with the strong bonds, created by the associated bosons known as gluons, between quarks and other subatomic particles.
  2. The nuclear force, a residual force responsible for the interactions between nucleons, deriving from the color force

Word forms

strong force strong forces

Synonyms

strong nuclear force color force colour force nuclear force residual strong force

Related words

quantum chromodynamics strong interaction strong electroweak theory colour charge color charge
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