color force
- noun
- /ˈkʌlər fɔrs/
- Specialized
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fuerza de color
- Without the color force, atoms could not exist as stable entities in the universe.
Examples
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The color force is essential for holding atomic nuclei together.
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Physicists study the color force to understand the interactions between quarks.
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The color force plays a crucial role in holding atomic nuclei together despite the repulsion between protons.
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In particle physics, the colour force is mediated by gluons.
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In atomic nuclei, the protons and neutrons are held together by the color force, a fundamental aspect of particle physics.
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The color force is essential for understanding how quarks combine to form protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
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Physicists study the color force to explain the strong interactions that keep atomic structures stable.
Synonyms
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A force that holds protons and neutrons together inside an atom's nucleus
A force inside atoms that holds protons and neutrons together
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'color' (here specified as a charge-like property in QCD) and 'force' (a binding power), so its meaning — the force associated with color charge that binds nucleons — is directly derivable from the constituents. It is a technical term, but given the specialized sense of 'color', the overall meaning is transparent rather than idiomatic or metaphorical.
Etymology
Color force comes from a picture physicists use: they give tiny particles called quarks names like 'red', 'green', and 'blue' and imagine an invisible force that makes them stick together. So color is just a name for quark types and force is the strong pull that keeps them 'together', which is why color force means the force that holds protons and neutrons inside the atom.