Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

higgs

/hɪɡz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: hig-gs
IPA: /hɪɡz/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

adj

pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force

noun

Ellipsis of Higgs boson, named for Peter Higgs.

verb

to make subject to the Higgs mechanism

Example Sentences

"The Higgs is the cornerstone of the Standard Model - the most successful theory to explain the workings of the Universe - and explains why all other particles have mass."
"When the matter fields condense the U(1) gauge symmetry is Higgsed to #92;mathbbZ#95;n."

Etymology

From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hick

Inflected Forms

Higgses (plural) Hicks (alternative) Higgses (present, singular) Higgsing (participle, present) Higgsed (participle, past) Higgsed (past)

Derived Forms

Higgsian Higgsino Higgsless

Phrases

Anderson-Higgs mechanism Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism Higgs bison Higgs boson Higgs factory Higgs field Higgs force Higgs mechanism

Synonyms

Hick Hicks Hickson Higgsian

Rhymes With

pigs gigs briggs figs digs wigs rigs twigs riggs biggs diggs whigs

Questions

How do you pronounce higgs?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɪɡz/.
What does higgs mean?: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does higgs come from?: From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.

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