kwark

Borrowed from German Quark (medieval forms twarc, zwarc, quarc), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ.

• IPA^(key): /kʋɑrk/

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• Hyphenation: kwark
• Rhymes: -ɑrk
• Homophone: quark

kwark m (uncountable, diminutive kwarkje n)

1. (Netherlands) the soft creamy cheese type quark, made from unripe milk
2. (Netherlands) a portion of quark (usually in the diminutive form)

• (Belgium) plattekaas, platte kaas

• kwarktaart

Borrowed from English quark.

• IPA^(key): /kfark/

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• Rhymes: -ark
• Syllabification: kwark

kwark m inan

1. (particle physics) quark (in the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle which forms matter)

   kwark górny ― up quark

   kwark dolny ― down quark

   kwark powabny ― charm quark

   kwark dziwny ― strange quark

   kwark t ― top quark

   kwark b ― bottom quark

• kwark in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kwark in Polish dictionaries at PWN