strong nuclear force
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Noun [edit]
strong nuclear force (plural strong nuclear forces)
- (physics) The color force, a fundamental force that is associated with the strong bonds, created by the associated bosons known as gluons, between quarks and other subatomic particles.
- (physics, dated) The nuclear force, a residual force responsible for the interactions between nucleons, deriving from the color force
Translations [edit]
one of the four fundamental interactions in particle physics
Synonyms [edit]
- (color): strong force , color force / colour force
- (nucleon): nuclear force , residiual strong force