standard model

proper noun

A theory about the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions that mediate the dynamics of the known subatomic particles.

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Meanings

standard model1

proper nounthe standard model
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Standard Model.

Standard Model2

proper nounthe Standard Model

alternative Standard model · alternative standard model

  1. particlenatural sciencesA theory about the electromagnetic, weak, and strong nuclear interactions that mediate the dynamics of the known subatomic particles.

    I shall call this the standard model (SM). There is promise that this model is part of the truth.

    1977 January 1, Abraham Pais, “Current problems in the weak interactions”, in Symposium on five decades of weak interactions
    1 more example

    Prof Mark Lancaster, who is the UK lead for the experiment, told BBC News: "We have found the interaction of muons are not in agreement with the Standard Model [the current widely accepted theory to explain how the building blocks of the Universe behave]."

    2021 April 7, Pallab Ghosh, quoting Mark Lancaster, “Muons: 'Strong' evidence found for a new force of nature”, in BBC News

Standard model3

proper nounthe Standard model
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Standard Model.

Origin

A proprialization of the collocation standard model, coined by American physicists Abraham Pais and Sam Treiman in 1975.

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Translations

Catalan model estàndard
  • model estàndardtheory
Danish standardmodel
  • standardmodeltheory
Finnish standardimalli
  • standardimallitheory
French modèle standard
  • modèle standardtheory
German Standardmodell
  • Standardmodelltheory
Hungarian standard modell
  • standard modelltheory
Polish model standardowy
  • model standardowytheory
Portuguese Modelo Padrão
  • Modelo Padrãotheory
Russian Станда́ртная моде́ль
  • Станда́ртная моде́ль (Standártnaja modɛ́lʹ)theory
Spanish modelo estándar
  • modelo estándartheory
Swedish standardmodellen
  • standardmodellentheory
Turkish Standart Model
  • Standart Modeltheory
Cite this entry
APA

standard model. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standard%20model

MLA

“standard model.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standard%20model. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “standard model,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/standard%20model.

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