English

s-

/s/
Subatomic particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0, predicted by supersymmetry; the bosonic equivalent of known fermions.

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    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of scalar (“particle with spin 0”).

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of sec- (“secondary”).

    Etymology 3

    Abbreviation of super.

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    • derivedEnglishscalar “Having magnitude but not direction.”
      • borrowedLatinscālāris
    • derivedEnglishsec- “secondary-form of a functional group, a branched functional group”
      • derivedEnglishsecondary “Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishsecundarie
        • suffixEnglish-ary “Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adject…”

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