Definition of "electroweak" [electroweak]

• Of or relating to the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces in a unified theory. (adjective)

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• ""In this process, which we call electroweak burning, huge amounts of energy can be released," the researchers wrote in the scientific paper."
• "One that I (and others) have worked on is related to the idea of electroweak baryogenesis."
• "Technically, it is needed to explain a phenomenon called electroweak symmetry breaking, which divides two of the fundamental forces of nature, electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force."