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adj
pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Ellipsis of Higgs boson, named for Peter Higgs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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verb
to make subject to the Higgs mechanism
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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History
From Hick + -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s.
