This is the 6483rd most frequent French word.
higgs
The French word "higgs" does not have a definition in French; it refers to the "Higgs boson," a particle in physics named after physicist Peter Higgs.
In this sentence, the word 'Higgs' refers to the scientific term 'Higgs boson', which is a particle studied in physics.
La théorie du boson de Higgs est fondamentale en physique.
The theory of the Higgs boson is fundamental in physics.
Here, 'Higgs' is used as a proper noun, referring to the physicist Peter Higgs.
Peter Higgs a proposé l'existence du boson portant son nom.
Peter Higgs proposed the existence of the boson named after him.
This sentence employs 'Higgs' as part of the scientific concept 'Higgs field', signifying a fundamental field theorized in physics.