gauge boson

Noun

Meaning

a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

photon gluon

Hypernyms

boson

Hyponyms

photon graviton gluon intermediate vector boson

Examples

According to our present understanding, the electromagnetic field itself is produced by photons, which in turn result from a local gauge symmetry and the laws of quantum field theory (see the Second quantization and Gauge boson sections below). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Gaugamela gauge gauge block gauge boson mass generation mechanism gauge cluster gauge cock