Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: quink
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.

Example Sentences

"For instance, quarks now are supposed to have their own elemental constituents: prequarks, maons, quinks, or rishons; so far there are ten kinds of them."

Etymology

Blend of quin- + quark, suggesting a fifth-level building-block of matter, as if quark were derived from Latin quartus (“fourth”).

Inflected Forms

quinks (plural)

Questions

What does quink mean?: A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon.
Where does quink come from?: Blend of quin- + quark, suggesting a fifth-level building-block of matter, as if quark were derived from Latin quartus (“fourth”).

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