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D QUARK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Relativity (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- down quark
1, record 1, English, down%20quark
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- d quark 2, record 1, English, d%20quark
correct, noun
- d-quark 3, record 1, English, d%2Dquark
noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quark with an electric charge of -1/3, baryon number of 1/3, and 0 strangeness and charm. 4, record 1, English, - down%20quark
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As discovered in electron-nucleon scattering, the up and down quarks together carry about half of the proton's total momentum. 5, record 1, English, - down%20quark
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Relativité (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- quark down
1, record 1, French, quark%20down
masculine noun, rare
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quark d 2, record 1, French, quark%20d
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ils possèdent, par exemple, des charges fractionnaires : -1/3 pour les quarks d, s, b et +2/3 pour les quarks u, c, t [...] 3, record 1, French, - quark%20down
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física atómica
- Relatividad (Física)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuark abajo
1, record 1, Spanish, cuark%20abajo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- quark abajo 2, record 1, Spanish, quark%20abajo
correct, masculine noun
- quark d 2, record 1, Spanish, quark%20d
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El electrón es el leptón cargado más ligero y se asocia, por tanto, con los quarks más ligeros, el quark u (o quark arriba) y el quark d (o quark abajo). 2, record 1, Spanish, - cuark%20abajo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuark abajo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que aunque puede haber algunas variaciones, los seis "cuarks" postulados y detectados por los físicos reciben los nombres de "arriba", "abajo", "encanto", "extraño", "cima" y "fondo", que permanecen invariables en aposición: los "cuarks arriba". Las formas españolas, ampliamente usadas, son preferibles a las inglesas "up", "down", "charm", "strange", "top" y "bottom". 1, record 1, Spanish, - cuark%20abajo
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