strange quark

/streɪndʒ kwɑrk/
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Definitions of strange quark
  1. noun
    a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1
    synonyms: squark
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    (physics) truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
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