quark

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: kwôk, IPA: /kwɔːk/; enPR: kwäk, IPA: /kwɑːk/
• (GA) enPR: kwôrk, IPA: /kwɔɹk/; enPR: kwärk, IPA: /kwɑɹk/

Noun

quark (plural quarks)

1. (particle) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.
2. (computing, X Window System) An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.
   • 2012, Keith D. Gregory, Programming with Motif (page 453)

     Two functions are provided to convert between strings and quarks: XrmStringToQuark and XrmQuarkToString […]

Translations

• French: quark
• German: Quark
• Italian: quark
• Portuguese: quark
• Russian: кварк
• Spanish: quark

Noun

quark (uncountable)

1. A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, and eastern Europe, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet.

Translations

• French: fromage blanc, caillé, faisselle, (Belgium) maquée, quark
• German: Quark, Topfen (Bavaria, Austria)
• Portuguese: quark
• Russian: творо́г
• Spanish: requesón, quark

Noun

quark (plural quarks)

1. (Falkland Islands, informal) The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.

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