NOUN | phenomenon | weak interaction, weak force | (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay |
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Meaning | (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons. | |
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Synonym | weak force | |
Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
Broader | interaction, fundamental interaction | (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields |
Spanish | débil de fuerza |
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