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No. 6,483 in French

higgs

The French word "higgs" does not have a definition in French; it refers to the "Higgs boson," a particle in physics named after physicist Peter Higgs.

In a sentence

  • La théorie du boson de Higgs est fondamentale en physique.

    The theory of the Higgs boson is fundamental in physics.

    In this sentence, the word 'Higgs' refers to the scientific term 'Higgs boson', which is a particle studied in physics.

  • Peter Higgs a proposé l'existence du boson portant son nom.

    Peter Higgs proposed the existence of the boson named after him.

    Here, 'Higgs' is used as a proper noun, referring to the physicist Peter Higgs.

  • Lors de l'expérience, ils ont observé des traces du champ de Higgs.

    During the experiment, they observed traces of the Higgs field.

    This sentence employs 'Higgs' as part of the scientific concept 'Higgs field', signifying a fundamental field theorized in physics.

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