quark model

noun

A model organizing baryons and mesons according to their composition of bound quarks and antiquarks in groups of two or three; part of the Standard Model.

Meanings

noun
  1. natural sciencesA model organizing baryons and mesons according to their composition of bound quarks and antiquarks in groups of two or three; part of the Standard Model.
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