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

In this process, a top quark and its antimatter counterpart, an anti-top quark, are produced along with a Z boson. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025

At issue is the nature of a mysterious energetic particle, a kind of magical Higgs boson called Dust. —Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025

But the carriers of the weak force, known as the W and Z bosons, are heavier than a proton. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, there are eight massless gluons (mediating the strong nuclear force), one massless photon (mediating the electromagnetic force), and three very massive W-and-Z bosons (mediating the weak nuclear force), plus the Higgs boson to complete the Standard Model. —Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 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