intermediate vector boson

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   a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles

   Broadergauge boson

Questions about intermediate vector boson

What does intermediate vector boson mean?

intermediate vector boson means "a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles".

Is intermediate vector boson a common word?

intermediate vector boson is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.