English Explanatory Dictionary

Z-boson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the W-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of 0

Word forms

Z-boson Z-bosons Z boson

Etymology

Coined by American physicist Sheldon Glashow in 1961. The use of Z was not explained but may stand for zero.

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