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Noun: top quark
  1. A fundamental particle with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 170 times that of a proton
    "The discovery of the top quark in 1995 confirmed predictions of the Standard Model";
    - truth quark

Derived forms: top quarks

Type of: quark

Encyclopedia: Top quark