electroweak
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of electroweak
First recorded in 1975–80; electro- ( def. ) + weak ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Unlike the known neutrinos, which interact with other particles through the electroweak force, a sterile neutrino would not interact with matter in the same way.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
Below that temperature, electroweak processes that convert a neutrino asymmetry into an excess of matter effectively shut off.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025
“What you really want is a sort of a laboratory for electroweak physics,” Craig says.
From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2023
When scientists access such “young cosmos” states with particle accelerators, they see electromagnetism and the weak force acting as one single force—the electroweak force—suggesting that in the early universe, these two forces were one.
From Scientific American • Aug. 19, 2023
Such a particle might be involved in the unification of the strong and electroweak forces.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
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