strange quark

noun

A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV.

Similar
s quark
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Meanings

nounstrange quark (plural strange quarks)

plural strange quarks

  1. particlenatural sciencesA quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV.
  2. A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass of about 80 to 130 MeV. Symbol: s
    1. particlenatural sciencesSymbol: s

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1

Similar
s quark
Broader
quark

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans vreemd-kwark
  • vreemd-kwarkstrange quark
Arabic كُوَارْك غَرِيب
  • كُوَارْك غَرِيب (kuwark ḡarīb)strange quark
Basque quark bitxi
  • quark bitxistrange quark
Catalan quark estrany
  • quark estranystrange quark
Chinese Mandarin 奇夸克, 奇異夸克
  • 奇夸克 (qíkuākè)strange quark
  • 奇異夸克 (qíyì kuākè)strange quark
Estonian strange kvark
  • strange kvarkstrange quark
Finnish outokvarkki, outo-kvarkki
  • outokvarkkistrange quark
  • outo-kvarkkistrange quark
French quark étrange, quark strange
  • quark étrangestrange quark
  • quark strangestrange quark
Hungarian strange kvark
  • strange kvarkstrange quark
Italian quark strange
  • quark strangestrange quark
Japanese ストレンジクォーク
  • ストレンジクォーク (sutorenji kuwōku)strange quark
Korean 기묘 쿼크
  • 기묘 쿼크 (gimyo kwokeu)strange quark
Lithuanian keistasis kvarkas
  • keistasis kvarkasstrange quark
Malay kuark aneh
  • kuark anehstrange quark
Portuguese quark estranho, quark strange
  • quark estranhostrange quark
  • quark strangestrange quark
Russian стра́нный кварк
  • стра́нный кварк (stránnyj kvark)strange quark
Spanish quark extraño
  • quark extrañostrange quark
Swedish särkvark
  • särkvarkstrange quark
Tagalog kakaibang quark
  • kakaibang quarkstrange quark
Turkish garip kuark
  • garip kuarkstrange quark
Vietnamese quark lạ, quắc lạ
  • quark lạstrange quark
  • quắc lạstrange quark
Cite this entry
APA

strange quark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strange%20quark

MLA

“strange quark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strange%20quark. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strange quark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strange%20quark.

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