boson
noun
bo·son ˈbō-ˌsän 
-ˌzän
-ˌzän : a particle (such as a photon or meson) whose spin quantum number is zero or an integral number compare fermion
bosonic
ˌbō-ˈsä-nik
adjective -ˈzä-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Following the discovery of the eponymous boson in 2012, the question became who among the Gang of Six should share the Nobel Prize, which can only go to a maximum of three joint recipients. 
Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 3 June 2022 In order to calculate the W boson’s mass, physicists use the mass of the Higgs boson. John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022 The standard model says a W boson should measure 80,357,000 electron volts, plus or minus six. Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2022 Meanwhile, theorists can’t help but ponder what an oversize W boson might mean. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2022 Additionally, theoretical physicists have been working on the W boson mass calculations for decades. John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022 The Fermi team’s scale put the W boson at a heftier 80,433,000 electron volts, plus or minus nine. Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2022 Enlarge / Experimental measurements and theoretical predictions for the W boson mass. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022 The faster the muon or electron, the heavier the W boson that produced it. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2022 See More
Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 3 June 2022 In order to calculate the W boson’s mass, physicists use the mass of the Higgs boson. John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022 The standard model says a W boson should measure 80,357,000 electron volts, plus or minus six. Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2022 Meanwhile, theorists can’t help but ponder what an oversize W boson might mean. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2022 Additionally, theoretical physicists have been working on the W boson mass calculations for decades. John Conway, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022 The Fermi team’s scale put the W boson at a heftier 80,433,000 electron volts, plus or minus nine. Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2022 Enlarge / Experimental measurements and theoretical predictions for the W boson mass. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022 The faster the muon or electron, the heavier the W boson that produced it. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Satyendranath Bose †1974 Indian physicist + -on entry 2
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above