トップクォーク

Written forms

• トップクオーク

  Variant spelling using クオーク instead of クォーク.

• トップ・クォーク
  • トップクォーク

    Spelling with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.

  • トップ・クォーク
• トップ・クオーク
  • トップクオーク

    Variant with interpunct and クオーク.

  • トップ・クオーク

Similar words

• クォーク

  General term for quark; トップクォーク specifically refers to the top quark, one of the six types.

• ボトムクォーク

  The bottom quark, another heavy quark; often mentioned together with the top quark in particle physics.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'top quark'. The term 'top' was chosen as a counterpart to 'bottom' quark, following the naming convention of the third generation of quarks.