How to pronounce boson
Say it like BOH-zon. Boson has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BOH).
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce boson. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- BOH
- zon
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Boson pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
- zonKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of boson
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: BOH-zon.
What does boson mean?
- A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces.
Where does boson come from?
From Bose + -on. Named after Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (1894–1974); coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1945 in a lecture titled Developments in Atomic Theory.
Questions about saying boson
How do you pronounce boson?
Say BOH-zon. The American pronunciation is /ˈboʊzɑn/. In British English it is /ˈbəʊzɒn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in boson?
Boson has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BOH). Broken into parts: BOH · zon.
Is boson pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˈbəʊzɒn/ (BOH-zon).