quark
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Sense 1 noun
(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally
Types & categories
- elementary particle hypernym
- bottom quark hyponym
- charm quark hyponym
- down quark hyponym
- strange quark hyponym
- top quark hyponym
- up quark hyponym
Parts & wholes
- hadron part holonym
Related & opposite
- physics domain topic
Sense 2 noun
fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
Types & categories
- cheese hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | hadron |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | elementary particle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottom quark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | charm quark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | down quark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strange quark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | top quark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | up quark |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cheese |