hypercharge

English

Etymology

Blend of hyperonic +‎ charge.

Noun

hypercharge (countable and uncountable, plural hypercharges)

1. (physics) Short for hyperonic charge: 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.

Related terms

• charge
• hyper
• hyper-
• hyperon
• hyperonic

 

Translations

characteristic of particles

• Icelandic: háhleðsla f, ofurhleðsla f
• Irish: hipearlucht m
• Italian: ipercarica (it) f