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strong interaction

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strong interaction
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A fundamental interaction between elementary particles that causes protons and neutrons to bind together in the atomic nucleus. Also called strong force.

strong interaction, force
n
(Physics / General Physics) Physics an interaction between elementary particles responsible for the forces between nucleons in the nucleus. It operates at distances less than about 10-15 metres, and is about a hundred times more powerful than the electromagnetic interaction Also called strong nuclear interaction, force See interaction [2]

strong interaction
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Noun1.strong interaction - (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
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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