Meanings
noundiquark (plural diquarks)
plural diquarks · alternative biquark
- particlenatural sciencesThe hypothetical state of two quarks grouped inside a baryon.
Some of this attraction is due to the scalar diquark content of the nucleon current.
2004, E V Shuryak, The QCD Vacuum, Hadrons and Superdense Matter
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Englishquark
- Englishdiquark
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 雙夸克
- 雙夸克 (shuāngkuākè)the hypothetical state of two quarks grouped inside a baryon
Portuguese diquark
- diquarkthe hypothetical state of two quarks grouped inside a baryon
Cite this entry
APA
diquark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diquark
MLA
“diquark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diquark. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diquark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diquark.
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