color charge en · NOUN
Etymology
From a loose analogy to the set of primary colors. The charge property has nothing to do with visible color.
Meanings
- (US, countable, particle, qualifier:nuclear physics, uncountable) In the Standard Model of particle physics, a property possessed by quarks, antiquarks, and gluons that determine rules for how these particles may interact. There are three pairs of colors and anticolors: red, green, blue, and their corresponding anti-colors (e.g. anti-red).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colour charge | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| color charges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
strong interaction · residual strong force · color force · colour force · nuclear force · strong nuclear force · strong nuclear interaction · strong force