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Higgs boson (higz)

Particle Physics a hypothetical massive boson that binds to other subatomic particles, giving them mass
also Higgs particle

Etymology: after P. W. Higgs (1929-), Brit physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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