gluon

noun

glu·​on ˈglü-ˌän 

: a hypothetical neutral massless particle held to bind together quarks to form hadrons

Examples of gluon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The universe’s primordial quark-gluon plasma was, in fact, soupy. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

The colors reflect how gluons and quarks interact with each other. — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026

There are eight massless gluons that mediate the strong force, and no other particles are involved in it. — Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026

The building blocks of atomic nuclei, quarks and gluons, floated around loosely in a kind of primordial soup. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

glue entry 1 + -on entry 2

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gluon

• aune
• bon
• bonne
• brawn
• chon
• con
• conn
• crohn
• dawn
• drawn
• fawn
• gone