quark (n)

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def (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons
def there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs
def each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
examples quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally
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Hypernym elementary particle, fundamental particle
Part holonym hadron
Domain of synset - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
Hyponym bottom quark, beauty quark; charm quark; down quark; strange quark, squark; top quark, truth quark; up quark
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Member of this domain - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
Hypernym bottom quark, beauty quark; charm quark; down quark; strange quark, squark; top quark, truth quark; up quark
Hyponym elementary particle, fundamental particle
Part meronym hadron

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