down quark

noun Physics.

the quark having electric charge −1/3 times the elementary charge, with strangeness, charm, and other quark quantum numbers equal to 0.

Words nearby down quark

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Origin of down quark

First recorded in 1975–80

Also called d quark.

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Scientific definitions for d quark

down quark

[ doun ]

A quark with a charge of -1/3. Its mass is greater than that of the electron and the up quark, but smaller than that of all the other quarks. See Table at subatomic particle.