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Definition Higgs boson in American English

Higgs boson noun

noun
/ˌhiɡz ˈbəʊs(ə)n/
1

an elementary particle (=an extremely small piece of matter) that could explain where mass (=the amount of matter that something contains) comes from. It is sometimes referred to in non-technical contexts as the God particle.

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Definition Higgs boson in American English