hypercharge

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noun

Clipped compound of hyperonic charge: a quantum characteristic of a group of subatomic particles governed by the strong force that is related to strangeness and is represented by a number equal to twice the average value of the electric charge of the group.

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Meanings

nounhypercharge (countable and uncountable, plural hypercharges)

plural hypercharges

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesClipped compound of hyperonic charge: a quantum characteristic of a group of subatomic particles governed by the strong force that is related to strangeness and is represented by a number equal to twice the average value of the electric charge of the group.
verbhypercharge (third-person singular simple present hypercharges, present participle hypercharging, simple past and past participle hypercharged)

present singular third person hypercharges · participle present hypercharging · participle past hypercharged · past hypercharged

  1. To charge very powerfully (often in sci-fi)

Origin

Blend of hyperonic + charge.

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Translations

Icelandic háhleðsla, ofurhleðsla
  • háhleðslacharacteristic of particles
  • ofurhleðslacharacteristic of particles
Irish hipearlucht
  • hipearluchtcharacteristic of particles
Italian ipercarica
  • ipercaricacharacteristic of particles
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Chicago

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