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English noun: quark | |||
| 1. | quark (object) (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 | ||
| Samples | Quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elementary particle, fundamental particle | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beauty quark, bottom quark, charm quark, down quark, squark, strange quark, top quark, truth quark, up quark | ||
| Part meronym | hadron | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 2. | quark (food) fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet | ||
| Synonyms | quark cheese | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheese | ||
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