Higgs bosonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌhɪɡz ˈbəʊ.zɒn//ˌhɪɡs ˈboʊ.sən/specializeda type of boson (= subatomic particle) that may explain the existence of mass in the universe:
The Higgs boson has been described as the "missing piece" of the Standard Model, which explains how the parts of the universe that we understand interact with one another.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physics: atoms, molecules & sub-atomic particles
- acceptor
- antilepton
- antimatter
- antineutrino
- antiparticle
- cation
- disaccharide
- elementary particle
- fissile
- ion
- ionize
- lepton
- Lewis structure
- macromolecule
- meson
- neutron
- quark
- relative molecular mass
- subatomic particle
- subunit
See more results »