NOUN | object | boson | any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle |
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Meaning | Any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons. | |
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Narrower | gauge boson | A particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles |
meson, mesotron | An elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus | |
Broader | particle, subatomic particle | A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions |
Spanish | bosón | |
Catalan | bosó |
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