massless
massless
Definition
mass·less (mas′lis)
adjective
having no mass: said of some subatomic particles, as a gluon or a photon
massless
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- particle: Now you cannot have a mass difference between massless particles.
- photon: It should also fall off owing to the great mass that the Z boson, unlike its EM counterpart, the massless photon.
- state: The weight probably would make no difference once the ship, and thus, the cargo, are surrounded in a massless state.
- fermion: Restrictions: The theoretical formulation is specifically worked out for massless fermions, although this is not a limitation of principle.
- ship: However, it was a type of massless ship where that feature did not extend the tiniest distance beyond its hull.
- string: Color charges are assumed to be connected by color flux tubes, kinematically described by the massless relativistic string with no transverse excitations.
Modifying Another Word
- virtually: What kind of performance could be expected from such a virtually massless vehicle?
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