hypercharge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪpəˌtʃɑːdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′pər chärj′)


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hy•per•charge  (hī′pər chärj′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsa quantum number assigned to baryons and mesons, equal to B + S, where B is the baryon number and S is the strangeness.
  2. Physicsthe quantum number equal to B + S + C, where C is the charm.
  • hyper- + charge 1955–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hypercharge / ˈhaɪpəˌtʃɑːdʒ/
  1. a property of baryons that is used to account for the absence of certain strong interaction decays

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