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. Symbols: W + , W −.
noun
1.
(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 × 10–25 kg Also called W boson See also Z particle
W particle
See W boson.
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