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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

boson

/(bō"zŏn)/ · bo·son · IPA /ˈboʊ.zɑn/
01 n. A fundamental particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistical rules, but not the Pauli exclusion principle; the spin value of a boson is alwa…
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    A fundamental particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistical rules, but not the Pauli exclusion principle; the spin value of a boson is always an integer. Examples of bosons are alpha particles, photons, and those nuclei which have an even mass number.(Physics)
02 n. See Boatswain.
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    See Boatswain.[Obs.] See: Boatswain