bottom quark
the quark having electric charge −1/3 times the elementary charge and bottom quantum number −1. It is more massive than the up, down, strange, and charmed quarks.
Origin of bottom quark
1- Also called beauty quark, b quark, b-quark.
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How to use bottom quark in a sentence
For instance, along with the up and down quark, there’s the charm and strange quark and, heavier still, the top and bottom quark.
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Scientific definitions for bottom quark
[ bŏt′əm ]
A quark with a charge of -13. Its mass is smaller than that of the top quark, but larger than that of all the other quarks. The bottom quark is sometimes referred to as the beauty quark, though this term is falling out of use. See Table at subatomic particle.
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