Associations to the word «Higgs»

Wiktionary

HIGGS, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.
HIGGS, adjective. Pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force
HIGGS, noun. Short form of Higgs boson.
HIGGS BOSON, noun. (particle) An elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.
HIGGS BOSONS, noun. Plural of Higgs boson
HIGGS FIELD, noun. (physics) A theoretical field associated with electroweak symmetry breaking, the quantum of which is the Higgs boson; interaction with this field is hypothesised to give elementary particles their mass.
HIGGS MECHANISM, noun. (physics) The proposed interaction between elementary particles and the Higgs field that imbues the particles with mass and breaks the electroweak symmetry.
HIGGS PARTICLE, noun. Higgs boson

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