pentaquark
English
/ˈpɛntəkwɔːk/, /ˈpɛntəkwɔɹk/
noun
Definitions
- (particle) Any of a class of subatomic particles (previously hypothetical, since detected, subject to confirmation) consisting of a group of five quarks (compared to three quarks in normal baryons and two in mesons), or more specifically four quarks and one antiquark (symbol Θ).
Etymology
Prefix from English quark.
Origin
English
quark
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiquark English
- biquark English
- cryptoquark English
- diquark English
- hexaquark English
- interquark English
- leptoquark English
- monoquark English
- multiquark English
- polyquark English
- prequark English
- quark English
- quarkless English
- quarkonium English
- squark English
- subquark English
- techniquark English
- tetraquark English
- triquark English
- kvarkki Finnish
- kvark Hungarian
- quark Italian
- quark Dutch, Flemish
- quark French
- кварк Russian
- quark Spanish, Castilian
- quark Portuguese
- kvark Swedish
- クォーク Japanese
- クォークチーズ Japanese
- cuarc Irish
- kvark Czech
- kvark Serbo-Croatian
- quark Catalan, Valencian
- kvarki Icelandic
- क्वार्क Hindi
- quark Galician
- κουάρκ Greek (modern)
- kvarkur Faroese
- 夸克 Chinese
- kvark Slovak
- kvark Slovene