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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

boson \bo"son\ (b[=o]"z[o^]n), n. [From S. N. Bose, an Indian physicist.] (Physics) A fundamental particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistical rules, but not the Pauli exclusion principle; the spin value of a boson is always an integer. Examples of bosons are alpha particles, photons, and those nuclei which have an even mass number. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

boson \bo"son\ (b[=o]"s'n), n. See Boatswain. [Obs.] [Also spelled bosun.] --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

boson n 1: any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Boson, taking away