quark

noun

ˈkwȯrk

ˈkwärk

: any of several elementary particles that are postulated to come in pairs (as in the up and down varieties) of similar mass with one member having a charge of +²/₃ and the other a charge of −¹/₃ and are held to make up hadrons

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For example, the subatomic particles known as quarks are really good at binding together. —

Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025 Similarly, quarks and gluons by themselves carry color charges, and all the hadrons are color-neutral combinations of those quarks and gluons. —

Henry Carnell, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 Conversely, a neutron is made from one up quark and two down quarks. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Another breed of hypothetical particle, axions are predicted to exist by quantum chromodynamics, which is our best quantum theory of the strong force that binds quarks together to form protons, neutrons and ultimately atomic nuclei. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quark