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top quark

–noun Physics.
a heavy quark having electric charge 2/3 times the elementary charge.
Also called t quark, truth quark.


Origin:
1975–80
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top quark   (tŏp)  Pronunciation Key 
A quark with a charge of +2/3. Its mass is larger than that of all the other quarks and is about 360,000 times that of the electron. See Table at subatomic particle.
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