WordNet: quark
(physics) hypothetical 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; "quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally"
- domain: topic natural philosophy, physics
- hyponym beauty quark, bottom quark
- hyponym charm quark
- hyponym down quark
- hyponym squark, strange quark
- hyponym top quark, truth quark
- hyponym up quark
- part holonym hadron
quark
- (suomi) kvarkki (synonyymi)