n.
Pronunciation: ' b ō - ˌ sän, - ˌ zän
Function: noun
Etymology: Satyendranath Bose † 1974 Indian physicist + English 2 -on
Date: 1947
: a particle (as a photon or meson) whose spin is zero or an integral number ― compare FERMION
– bo · son · ic \ ˌ b ō - ' sä-nik, - ' zä- \ adjective