"gauge boson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gauge bosons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gauge boson (plural gauge bosons)
  1. (physics) Any of the fundamental particles that carry the fundamental forces of nature. Wikipedia link: gauge boson Categories (topical): Subatomic particles Synonyms: gauge boson Hypernyms: boson, elementary particle Hyponyms: photon, W-boson, Z-boson, gluon, graviton Related terms: gluon (english: strong nuclear force), graviton (english: gravity), photon [electromagnetism, physics, electrical-engineering, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], W-boson and Z-boson (english: weak nuclear force) Translations (particle): 規範玻色子 (Chinese Mandarin), 规范玻色子 (guīfàn bōsèzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), ijkboson [neuter] (Dutch), mittabosoni (Finnish), boson de jauge [masculine] (French), Eichboson [neuter] (German), баждарен бозон (baždaren bozon) [masculine] (Macedonian), gauge-boson [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), justerboson [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), калибровочный бозо́н (kalibrovočnyj bozón) [masculine] (Russian), bosón de gauge [masculine] (Spanish)

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