strange quark

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Definitions of strange quark words

noun strange quark a quark having electric charge −1/3 times the elementary charge and strangeness −1; it is more massive than the up and down quarks. 1
noun strange quark a type of quark with a mass of c. 0.1 to 0.3 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and −1 strangeness 0

before 1970

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First recorded in 1970-75

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