up quark

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp kwawrk, kwahrk]
- /ʌp kwɔrk, kwɑrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp kwawrk, kwahrk]
- /ʌp kwɔrk, kwɑrk/

Definitions of up quark words

noun up quark the quark having electric charge 2/3 times the elementary charge and strangeness and charm equal to 0. 1
noun up quark a type of quark with a mass of c. 0.002 to 0.008 GeV/c2, a positive charge that is 2⁄3 that of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness 0
noun up quark A quark having a fractional electric charge of +2/3 and a mass of about 1.5 to 4 MeV. Symbol: u. 0

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Origin of up quark

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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up quark popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

up quark usage trend in Literature

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