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W particle

noun

, Physics.
  1. either of two types of charged intermediate vector bosons, one having a positive charge and the other a negative charge. : W + , W −

W particle

noun

  1. See Z particle
    physics a type of elementary particle with either a positive or negative charge considered to transmit the weak interaction between other elementary particles. W particles have a rest mass of 1.435 × 10 –25kg Also calledW boson See also Z particle

W particle

  1. See W boson

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Origin of W particle1

First recorded in 1970–75; apparently for weak

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