hypercharge
hypercharge noun: clipped compound of 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.
Noun
hypercharge (countable and uncountable, plural hypercharges)
- Clipped compound of 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.
Verb
hypercharge (third-person singular simple present hypercharges, present participle hypercharging, simple past and past participle hypercharged)
- To charge very powerfully (often in sci-fi)
Forms of hypercharge
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hypercharges |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hypercharges |
| present participle | hypercharging |
| past participle | hypercharged |
| past | hypercharged |
Origin of hypercharge
Blend of hyperonic + charge.
Questions about hypercharge
- What does hypercharge mean?
- Hypercharge means clipped compound of 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.
- What part of speech is hypercharge?
- Hypercharge can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of hypercharge?
- The plural of hypercharge is hypercharges.
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