noun
- fundamental particles that combine to form protons and neutrons
Usage: physics
Examples
- Quarks are held together by the strong nuclear force.
- Scientists have identified six types of quarks.
- Protons contain two up quarks and one down quark.
- The discovery of quarks revolutionized particle physics.
- Quarks cannot exist alone in nature under normal conditions.
- Physicists use particle accelerators to study quarks.