strong force (English, noun)
expansion: strong force (plural strong forces)
Senses:
qualifier: nuclear physics
glosses: 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.
qualifier: nuclear physics
glosses: The nuclear force, a residual force responsible for the interactions between nucleons, deriving from the color force
tags: dated
Forms:
form: strong forces
tags: plural