First Known Use: 1974
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Higgs boson
noun \ˈhigz-\
Definition of HIGGS BOSON
: a hypothetical elementary particle that has zero spin and large mass and that is required by some gauge theories to account for the masses of other elementary particles
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Origin of HIGGS BOSON
Peter W. Higgs b1929 British physicist
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