intermediate vector boson

American

noun

Physics.

one of the three particles that are believed to transmit the weak force: the positively charged W particle, the negatively charged W particle, and the neutral Z 0 particle.

intermediate vector boson British

noun

physics a hypothetical particle believed to mediate the weak interaction between elementary particles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

intermediate vector boson Scientific

Either of two subatomic particles, the W boson or the Z boson, that mediate the weak nuclear force.

Etymology

Origin of intermediate vector boson

First recorded in 1965–70

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023