Engelsk substantiv: quark |
1. | quark (om ting) (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 |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | elementary particle, fundamental particle |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | beauty quark, bottom quark, charm quark, down quark, squark, strange quark, top quark, truth quark, up quark |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | hadron |
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| Overordnet kategori | natural philosophy, physics |
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2. | quark (om mat) fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | quark cheese |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | cheese |
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