"W-boson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: W-bosons [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Chinese physicists Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen-Ning in 1960; the W is believed to stand for weak. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Tsung-Dao Lee|nat=Chinese|nobycat=1|occ=physicists}} Coined by Chinese physicists Tsung-Dao Lee, {{coin|en|Yang Chen-Ning|in=1960|nobycat=1|notext=1}} Yang Chen-Ning in 1960 Head templates: {{en-noun}} W-boson (plural W-bosons)
  1. (physics) a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the Z-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of ± 1 Wikipedia link: W and Z bosons Categories (topical): Subatomic particles Synonyms: W boson Translations (fundamental particle): W-bosoni (Finnish), boson W [masculine] (French), W-бозон (W-bozon) [masculine] (Russian), W-boson [common-gender] (Swedish)

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