Quark

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kwɔːk/, /kwɑːk/
• (US) IPA: /kwɔɻk/, /kwɑɻk/

Noun

Quark (plural Quarks)

1. (physics) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle which forms matter. Quarks are never found alone in nature and combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.
2. a soft creamy cheese. The Russian quark and Finnish quark are somewhat different. The Russian version is firmer in consistency and contains about 15% milk fat, whereas the Finnish quark often contains less than 1% milk fat.

See also

• curd