Meanings
nountop quark (plural top quarks)
plural top quarks
- particlenatural sciencesA quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 178,000 MeV.
Synonyms: truth quark
- A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 178,000 MeV. Symbol: t
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 178,000 MeV.
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nounSymbol: t
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nouna hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron
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Translations
Arabic كُوَارْكُ قَمِّيّ
- كُوَارْكُ قَمِّيّ (kuwarku qammiyy)top quark
Chinese Mandarin 頂夸克
- 頂夸克 (dǐngkuākè)top quark
Finnish huippukvarkki, huippu-kvarkki
- huippukvarkkitop quark
- huippu-kvarkkitop quark
- tosi-kvarkkitop quark
French quark top
- quark toptop quark
Japanese トップクォーク
- トップクォーク (toppu kuwōku)top quark
Korean 꼭대기 쿼크
- 꼭대기 쿼크 (kkokdaegi kwokeu)top quark
Lithuanian aukščiausiasis kvarkas
- aukščiausiasis kvarkastop quark
Portuguese quark top
- quark toptop quark
Russian и́стинный кварк
- и́стинный кварк (ístinnyj kvark)top quark
Spanish quark cima
- quark cimatop quark
Swedish toppkvark
- toppkvarktop quark
Turkish üst kuark
- üst kuarktop quark
Vietnamese quắc đỉnh
- quắc đỉnhtop quark
Cite this entry
APA
top quark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20quark
MLA
“top quark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20quark. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top quark,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top%20quark.
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