color force

A form of colour force — A fundamental force that is associated with the strong nuclear force, created by the associated bosons known as gluons, between quarks and other subatomic particles, by way of the colour charge

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Meanings

nouncolor force (plural color forces)

plural color forces

  1. alternativenatural sciencesAlternative spelling of colour force.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons

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strong interactionstrong force
Broader
interactionfundamental interaction
Also see
strong forcestrong interaction

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APA

color force. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20force

MLA

“color force.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20force. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “color force,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/color%20force.

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