noun
charm
A property identifying a particular type of quark.
The physicist uses charm to distinguish one quark flavor from another.
Etymology
Physicists deliberately borrowed the familiar word charm to name a new quark property. It functions as a technical label rather than describing personal attractiveness or a literal magical power.
More examples
- The diagram labels the particle's charm.
- A charm quark carries positive charm.
- The lecture introduces charm as a quantum property.
Forms
charm
Similar words
- charge
- Electric charge is a different particle property; charm identifies a particular quark flavor.