W-boson

English

Alternative forms

• W boson

Etymology

Coined by Chinese physicists Tsung-Dao Lee and Yang Chen-Ning in 1960; the W is believed to stand for weak.

Noun

W-boson (plural W-bosons)

1. (physics) a fundamental particle, a gauge boson, that, together with the Z-boson, mediates the weak nuclear force; it has a charge of ± 1

Translations

fundamental particle

• Finnish: W-bosoni
• French: boson W (fr) m
• Russian: W-бозон m (W-bozon)
• Swedish: W-boson c

Swedish

Noun

W-boson c

1. (physics) W-boson

Declension

Declension of W-boson

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	W-boson	W-bosons
	definite	W-bosonen	W-bosonens
plural	indefinite	W-bosoner	W-bosoners
	definite	W-bosonerna	W-bosonernas