ボトムクォーク

also: ボトムクオーク

Meanings

1

bottom quark

A type of elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics.

ボトムクォークは第だい三さん世せ代だいのクォークに分ぶん類るいされる。
The bottom quark is classified as a third-generation quark.

Related words

トップクォーク
The top quark is the heavier partner of the bottom quark in the third generation.
チャームクォーク
The charm quark is a second-generation quark, lighter than the bottom quark.
ストレンジクォーク
The strange quark is a second-generation quark, also lighter than the bottom quark.
アップクォーク
The up quark is a first-generation quark, much lighter than the bottom quark.
ダウンクォーク
The down quark is a first-generation quark, much lighter than the bottom quark.

Built from

ボトム+クォーク

Written forms

ボトムクオーク
Variant spelling with クオーク instead of クォーク.
ボトム・クォーク
- ボトムクォーク
  Spelling with interpunct, sometimes used in technical writing.
- ボトム・クォーク
ボトム・クオーク
- ボトムクオーク
  Rare variant combining interpunct and クオーク spelling.
- ボトム・クオーク

Etymology

From English 'bottom quark'. The term 'bottom' was chosen as a counterpart to 'top' quark, reflecting their pairing in the third generation of quarks.