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

At its highest collision energies the machine could effectively melt the boundaries of protons and neutrons, as well as free their constituent quarks and gluons. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Their results recently published in the journal Physical Review Letters signal a major breakthrough in quantum physics—one that indicates a primordial quark-gluon plasma soup is actually possible with lighter ingredients. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Physicists have now found a new clue about the source of this mismatch by studying quarks and gluons—the building blocks of baryonic matter. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 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