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intermediate vector boson

noun

, Physics.
  1. one of the three particles that are believed to transmit the weak force: the positively charged W particle, the negatively charged W particle, and the neutral Z 0 particle.

intermediate vector boson

noun

  1. physics a hypothetical particle believed to mediate the weak interaction between elementary particles
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intermediate vector boson

  1. Either of two subatomic particles, the W boson or the Z boson, that mediate the weak nuclear force.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intermediate vector boson1

First recorded in 1965–70

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