boson

From Bose +‎ -on. Named after Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (1894–1974); coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1945 in a lecture titled "Developments in Atomic Theory".

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ.zɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.zɑn/

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boson (plural bosons)

1. (particle physics) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.

Contraction of boatswain.

boson (plural bosons)

1. (obsolete) A boatswain.
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• Bonos, Bosno-, NOBOs, boons, noobs

Borrowed from English boson.

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.sɔn/

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• Hyphenation: bo‧son

boson n (plural bosonen, diminutive bosonnetje n)

1. (particle physics) boson

• Higgsboson
• ijkboson
• W-boson
• Z-boson

• IPA^(key): /bo.zɔ̃/

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boson m (plural bosons)

1. (particle physics) boson

• boson de Higgs

• “boson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

boson

1. Rōmaji transcription of ボソン

boson

1. post office

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya

From bossut +‎ -n.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈposon/

boson

1. fan (electrical device)

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

boson n (definite singular bosonet, indefinite plural bosoner, definite plural bosona or bosonene)

1. (particle physics) boson

boson n (definite singular bosonet, indefinite plural boson, definite plural bosona)

1. (particle physics) boson

boson c

1. (particle physics) boson