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noun Physics.
a heavy quark having electric charge 2/3 times the elementary charge.
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Also called t quark, truth quark.
Origin of top quark
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby top quark
topper, toppie, topping, topping lift, topple, top quark, toprail, top round, tops, topsail, topsail schooner
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How to use top quark in a sentence
Scientific definitions for top quark
top quark
[ tŏp ]
A quark with a charge of +2/3. Its mass is larger than that of all the other quarks and is about 360,000 times that of the electron. See Table at subatomic particle.
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