bottom quark

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Definition of bottom quark in English English dictionary

A quark having a fractional electric charge of -1/3 and a mass about 4,100 to 4,400 MeV. Symbol: b

A quark with a charge of - and a mass about 10,000 times that of the electron. Also called beauty quark

a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron

Related Terms

anti-bottom quark

The antiquark corresponding to the bottom quark

bottom quarks

plural form of bottom quark

Hyphenation

bot·tom quark

Turkish pronunciation

bätım kwärk

Synonyms

beauty quark, bottom

Pronunciation

/ˈbätəm ˈkwärk/ /ˈbɑːtəm ˈkwɑːrk/