WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

up quark

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun up quark has 1 sense
  1. up quark - a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
    --1 is a kind of
    quark

Definitions from the Web

Up Quark

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: In particle physics, an up quark is one of the six types of quarks. It carries a positive electric charge of +2/3 and is the lightest type of quark.

Usage: Up quarks are essential building blocks of protons and neutrons, which are the basic constituents of atomic nuclei.

Sample Sentence:

Scientists at the LHC are studying the behavior of up quarks in order to understand the nature of matter at the subatomic level.

Related products on Amazon

up in air up in sentences up in the air up in the collar up load up on up on predicate up predicate up quark up scale up set up the creek up the stairs up tight up to up to date up to date

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus