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strong interaction

DEFINITIONS OF: strong interaction

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n (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons

Synonyms:
color force, strong force
Type of:
fundamental interaction, interaction
(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
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