Gluon meaning
A massless, neutral vector boson that mediates strong interactions between quarks, binding them together within hadrons.
noun
A quantum of energy or massless particle postulated to carry the force that binds quarks together within subatomic particles.
noun
The subatomic particle that mediates the strong force . The exchange of gluons between two quarks changes the color of the quarks and results in the attractive force holding them together in hadrons. Gluons are bosons .
Origin of gluon
From glue + -on.