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z-boson

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
z--bo-son
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the W-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of 0

Etymology

Coined by American physicist Sheldon Glashow in 1961. The use of Z was not explained but may stand for zero.

Inflected Forms

Z-bosons (plural) Z boson (alternative)

Questions

What does z-boson mean?
a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the W-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of 0
Where does z-boson come from?
Coined by American physicist Sheldon Glashow in 1961. The use of Z was not explained but may stand for zero.

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