Meanings
plural strangenesses
- countableusuallyThe product or result of being strange.
- particleuncountableusuallynatural sciencesOne of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks.
Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons. These mesons carry explicit charm (i.e. have a non-zero charm quantum number), just as the K mesons carry strangeness.
2020, James E. Dodd, Ben Gripaios, The Ideas of Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 173
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Origin
- Middle Englishstraungenesse
- Englishstrangeness
From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀτοπία
- ἀτοπία (atopía)(uncountable) quality of being strange
Arabic غَرَابَة
- غَرَابَة (ḡarāba)(uncountable) quality of being strange
Catalan estranyesa
- estranyesa(uncountable) quality of being strange
French étrangeté, étrangeté
- étrangeté(uncountable) quality of being strange
- étrangeté(countable) result of being strange
- étrangetéquantum number of subatomic particles
Greek αλλοτριότητα
- αλλοτριότητα (allotriótita)(uncountable) quality of being strange
Hindi विलक्षणता, विचित्रता
- विलक्षणता (vilakṣaṇtā)(uncountable) quality of being strange
- विचित्रता (vicitratā)(uncountable) quality of being strange
- अनोखापन (anokhāpan)(uncountable) quality of being strange
Irish éagsúlacht, aduaine
- éagsúlacht(uncountable) quality of being strange
- aduaine(uncountable) quality of being strange
Latvian dīvainums, dīvainība
- dīvainums(uncountable) quality of being strange
- dīvainība(uncountable) quality of being strange
Romanian raritate, raritate
- raritate(uncountable) quality of being strange
- raritate(countable) result of being strange
Russian стра́нность, стра́нность
- стра́нность (stránnostʹ)(uncountable) quality of being strange
- стра́нность (stránnostʹ)(countable) result of being strange
Spanish rareza, extrañeza
- rareza(uncountable) quality of being strange
- extrañeza(uncountable) quality of being strange
- extrañez(uncountable) quality of being strange
- rareza(countable) result of being strange
- extrañeza(countable) result of being strange
- extrañez(countable) result of being strange
- extrañezaquantum number of subatomic particles
- extrañezquantum number of subatomic particles
Turkish gariplik, tuhaflık
- gariplik(uncountable) quality of being strange
- tuhaflık(uncountable) quality of being strange
Cite this entry
strangeness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangeness
“strangeness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangeness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strangeness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strangeness.
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