gluon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡluːɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glo̅o̅′on)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
glu•on  (glo̅o̅′on),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsan unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
  • glue + -on1 1970–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gluon / ˈɡluːɒn/
  1. a hypothetical particle believed to be exchanged between quarks in order to bind them together to form particles
Etymology: 20th Century: from glue + -on
'gluon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gluonium - on - particle - strong force

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