boson

noun

bo·​son ˈbō-ˌsän  -ˌzän 

: a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number compare fermion

bosonic

ˌbō-ˈsä-nik 

-ˈzä-

adjective

Examples of boson in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Run 2 took place between 2015 and 2018, and was crucial in refining our understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics, as well as probing the properties of the Higgs boson with greater detail. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 12 May 2025

Groups of bosons will happily all do exactly the same thing. —Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025

In particle physics, for example, there were more than 3,000 authors on the papers that announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the crowning achievement of a scientific experiment that took decades of effort and billions of dollars. —Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025

This ability comes down to the fact that when two bosons swap places, their quantum state stays the same. —Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Satyendranath Bose †1974 Indian physicist + -on entry 2

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing boson

• Higgs boson
• intermediate vector boson