(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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sample sentences
"quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally"
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bottom quark, beauty quark
charm quark
down quark
strange quark, squark
top quark, truth quark
up quark
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