higgs

/HH IH1 G Z/
adjective
  1. 1

    pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force

verb
  1. 1

    (physics) to make subject to the Higgs mechanism

noun
  1. 1

    A surname originating as a patronymic.

  2. 2

    (physics) Ellipsis of Higgs boson, named for Peter Higgs. [(particle physics) An elementary particle in the Standard Model, namely a boson with zero spin, that gives mass to other particles.]