massless

adjective

mass·less ˈmas-ləs

: having no mass

a massless particle

Examples of massless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is, of course, exactly what does happen with the strong nuclear force; gluons are massless, but the strong force is confined and therefore short-range. —

Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2012 Neutrinos are nearly massless particles produced in the sun and in energetic events like supernovas, colliding stars, and gamma-ray bursts. —

Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2019 If a certain symmetry in the models was broken, the massless partner would go away, leaving only a massive one. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2022 According to the Standard Model, two gluons, the massless particles that glue together atomic nuclei, easily interact with each other to double their own number, becoming four gluons. —

Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for massless

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