(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
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a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron
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(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(particle physics) a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified a…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their ant…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of ra…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.(physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of ra…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.an elementary particle with negative charge
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Particle physics.the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
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Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.the antiparticle of a quark
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.(physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to urge earnestly; as, to c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.(physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.a quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 2900 times that of an electron and a charm of +1
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.A bond in which atoms share electrons.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, quark, charge, mass, times.One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries. They may be…
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