quark
noun/kwɑrk/
Frequency rank: #12,438 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A fundamental subatomic particle that combines with others to form hadrons such as protons and neutrons.
Example sentence
The physicist explained that each proton contains three tiny particles known as a type of quark.
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