strangeness

Translations

strangenessnoun
strangenesses
pl
There was a palpable strangeness in the deserted town.
Il y avait une étrangeté palpable dans la ville déserte.
strangetéPhysique.
Kaons carry a strangeness of +1 or –1.
Les kaons portent une étrangeté de +1 ou de −1.
Additional translations
bizarrerieSe dit d’une étrangeté marquée ou d’un caractère étrange.
strangenessadjective
Used attributively, especially in physics terminology (e.g., "strangeness content").

Definitions

strangenessnoun
The quality or condition of being strange; oddness or peculiarity.
There was a palpable strangeness in the deserted town.
(Physics) A conserved quantum number representing the presence of strange quarks in a particle.
Kaons carry a strangeness of +1 or –1.
strangenessadjective
Relating to, involving, or characterized by strangeness (especially the quantum number).
The strangeness content of the baryon was measured experimentally.