Higgs

== English == === Alternative forms === Hicks === Etymology === From Hick +‎ -s. From Hick + the patronymic suffix -s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪɡz/ Rhymes: -ɪɡz === Proper noun === Higgs (plural Higgses) A surname originating as a patronymic. ==== Synonyms ==== === Adjective === Higgs (not comparable) pertaining to the Higgs mechanism/Higgs force ==== Synonyms ==== Higgsian ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === Higgs (plural Higgses) (physics) Ellipsis of Higgs boson, named for Peter Higgs. === Verb === Higgs (third-person singular simple present Higgses, present participle Higgsing, simple past and past participle Higgsed) (physics) to make subject to the Higgs mechanism === See also === Higgs boson on Wikipedia.Wikipedia