down quark

noun

A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV.

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Meanings

noundown quark (plural down quarks)

plural down quarks

  1. particlenatural sciencesA quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV.
  2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 4 to 8 MeV. Symbol: d
    1. particlenatural sciencesSymbol: d

Translations

Arabic كُوَارْكُ سُفْلِيّ
  • كُوَارْكُ سُفْلِيّ (kuwarku sufliyy)down quark
Chinese Mandarin 下夸克
  • 下夸克 (xiàkuākè)down quark
Finnish alaskvarkki, alas-kvarkki
  • alaskvarkkidown quark
  • alas-kvarkkidown quark
French quark bas, quark down
  • quark basdown quark
  • quark downdown quark
Irish íoschuarc
  • íoschuarcdown quark
Japanese ダウンクォーク
  • ダウンクォーク (daun kuwōku)down quark
Korean 아래 쿼크
  • 아래 쿼크 (arae kwokeu)down quark
Lithuanian žemyn kvarkas
  • žemyn kvarkasdown quark
Portuguese quark down
  • quark downdown quark
Russian ни́жний кварк
  • ни́жний кварк (nížnij kvark)down quark
Spanish quark abajo
  • quark abajodown quark
Swedish nedkvark, nerkvark
  • nedkvarkdown quark
  • nerkvarkdown quark
Turkish aşağı kuark
  • aşağı kuarkdown quark
Vietnamese quắc xuống
  • quắc xuốngdown quark
Cite this entry
APA

down quark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20quark

MLA

“down quark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20quark. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down quark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20quark.

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