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squark

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /skwɑːk/
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  • rhymes with -ɑːk

1

noun

Meaning 1

A hypothetical supersymmetric counterpart to a quark, having a spin of zero instead of one-half.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: particle

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strange quark

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quark

History

Etymology

From s- + quark.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 標量夸克 (biāoliàngkuākè) — hypothetical particle
  • Swedish: skvark — hypothetical particle