HYPERCHARGE


Meaning of HYPERCHARGE in English

Pronunciation: ' h ī -p ə r- ˌ chärj

Function: noun

Etymology: short for hyperonic charge, from hyperon

Date: 1956

: a quantum characteristic of a group of subatomic particles governed by the strong force that is related to strangeness and is represented by a number equal to twice the average value of the electric charge of the group

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