WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
el′emen′tary charge′, [Physics.]
  1. Physicsthe unit of electric charge of which all free charges found in nature are integral multiples, equal to 1.602 × 10-19 coulombs, the charge of the proton.

'elementary charge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bottom quark - charmed quark - down quark - E, e - top quark - up quark - strange quark

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