"vector boson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vector bosons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vector boson (plural vector bosons)
  1. (physics) Any of a family of gauge bosons having a spin quantum number of one. Wikipedia link: vector boson Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: intermediate vector boson Coordinate_terms: scalar boson Translations (gauge boson): bosone vettore [masculine] (Italian)

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