1. The antiparticles corresponding to quarks; hypothetical particles predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics that have the same mass as quarks but opposite electric charge and other quantum properties.
Usage: physics; plural form of antiquark; technical term used in particle physics and cosmology

Examples

• Antiquarks are produced in high-energy particle collisions at accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider.
• When a quark meets its corresponding antiquark, they annihilate and release energy.
• Scientists study antiquarks to understand the asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe.
• The properties of antiquarks mirror those of quarks but with opposite charges.
• Detecting antiquarks requires sophisticated particle detectors and analysis techniques.