Strangeness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Strangeness is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
Meaning
(uncountable) The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
More Meanings
- (countable) The product or result of being strange.
- (particle physics) One of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks.
Example Sentences
Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons. These mesons carry explicit charm (i.e. have a non-zero charm quantum number), just as the K mesons carry strangeness.
Word Forms
- strangenesses
Synonyms for strangeness
Depending on context, synonyms include abnormalcy, abnormalism, abnormality, abnormity, anomalousness, atypicality.
Antonyms for strangeness
Common opposites include normality, familiarity, nativeness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unfamiliarity, foreignness, curiousness, oddity, weirdness, unusualness.
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