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higgs mechanism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
hig-gs mech-a-nism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The proposed interaction between elementary particles and the Higgs field that imbues the particles with mass and breaks the electroweak symmetry.

Etymology

From Higgs (“a surname”) + mechanism; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who is credited with its discovery.

Inflected Forms

Higgs mechanisms (plural)

Phrases

Higgs boson Higgs field Higgs particle

Frequently Paired Words

Higgs Higgs boson Higgs field Higgsino Higgs particle

Questions

What does higgs mechanism mean?
The proposed interaction between elementary particles and the Higgs field that imbues the particles with mass and breaks the electroweak symmetry.
Where does higgs mechanism come from?
From Higgs (“a surname”) + mechanism; named after British physicist Peter Higgs, who is credited with its discovery.

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