Magnetar vs. Quark

Magnetarnoun

(star) A neutron star or pulsar with an extremely powerful magnetic field, especially those on which starquakes occur, thought to be the source of some gamma-ray bursts.

Magnetar

A magnetar is a type of neutron star believed to have an extremely powerful magnetic field (∼109 to 1011 T, ∼1013 to 1015 G). The magnetic-field decay powers the emission of high-energy electromagnetic radiation, particularly X-rays and gamma rays.

Quarknoun

(particle) In the Standard Model, an elementary subatomic particle that forms matter. Quarks have never been found alone as of this writing, They combine to form hadrons, such as protons and neutrons.

Quarknoun

An integer that uniquely identifies a text string.

Quarknoun

A soft creamy cheese, eaten throughout northern, central, and eastern Europe, very similar to cottage cheese except that it is usually not made with rennet.

Quarknoun

The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.

Quarknoun

hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3

Quarknoun

fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet

Quark

A quark () is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei.