CEFR A2

gluon

noun

Meaning

gluon means a massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses gluon to mean a massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and....
The teacher asked students to find gluon in the reading.

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gluon (A2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɡluːɒn/

Definition

gluon means a massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses gluon to mean a massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and....
The teacher asked students to find gluon in the reading.
Check the words around gluon to choose the right meaning.

How to Use gluon

a/the gluon (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a gluon."
gluon in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked gluon in context before translating it."

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