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トップクォーク (toppukuooku) Japanese meaning: top quark | Kotomora

トップクォーク

also: トップクオーク

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Meanings

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top quark

A fundamental particle in the Standard Model of particle physics; the heaviest of the six quarks.

トップクォークは1995年ねんに発はっ見けんされた。

The top quark was discovered in 1995.

トップクォークは非ひ常じょうに重おもい素そ粒りゅう子しだ。

The top quark is a very heavy elementary particle.

Related 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.

Built from

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

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.