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gluon
[ gloo-on ]
noun
, Physics.
- an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
gluon
/ ˈɡluːɒn /
noun
- a hypothetical particle believed to be exchanged between quarks in order to bind them together to form particles
gluon
/ glo̅o̅′ŏn /
- The subatomic particle that mediates the strong force . The exchange of gluons between two quarks changes the color of the quarks and results in the attractive force holding them together in hadrons. Gluons are bosons .
- See Table at subatomic particle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gluon1
C20: from glue + -on
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Example Sentences
The procedure doesn’t make much physical sense, as gravitons are not literally pairs of gluons.
From Quanta Magazine
No one had seen gluons yet, or checked any of the important predictions.
From Nautilus
An artistic rendering of the quarks and gluons that make up a proton.
From Nautilus
We associate gravity with the fabric of space-time itself, while gluons move around in space-time.
From Quanta Magazine
That includes not just their size, but also their mass and the nature of their components — how, for example, the quarks and gluons that make them up are sprinkled around inside.
From Science News
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