Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diquark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-quark
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hypothetical state of two quarks grouped inside a baryon.

Example Sentences

"Some of this attraction is due to the scalar diquark content of the nucleon current."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English quark English diquark From di- + quark.

Inflected Forms

diquarks (plural) biquark (alternative)

Derived Forms

antidiquark

Frequently Paired Words

triquark meson

Questions

What does diquark mean?: The hypothetical state of two quarks grouped inside a baryon.
Where does diquark come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English quark English diquark From di- + quark.

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