hypercharge

English

Etymology

Blend of hyperonic +‎ charge.

Noun

hypercharge (countable and uncountable, plural hypercharges)

  1. (physics) 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.

Translations

Verb

hypercharge (third-person singular simple present hypercharges, present participle hypercharging, simple past and past participle hypercharged)

  1. To charge very powerfully (often in sci-fi)
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