intermediate vector boson definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles Merriam Webster's noun ... three particles that mediate the weak force — called also intermediate boson — compare W particle, Z particle
Boson definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BO'SON, n. A boatswain ... N. Bose, Ind. physicist d. 1974 Webster's 1913 Dictionary Boson Bo"son (b[=o]"s'n), n. See Boatswain. [Obs ...
... quantum number is an odd multiple of 1/2 — compare boson • fermionic adjective Oxford Reference Dictionary n. Physics any of several ... elementary particles with half-integral spin, e.g. nucleons (cf. BOSON). Etymology: as FERMI + -ON
... noun Etymology: probably from supersymmetric + quark Date: 1982 the hypothetical boson analogue of a quark postulated under the rules of supersymmetry