positron

See also: Positron, positrón, and pósitron

English

Etymology

From positive + -tron (electron)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɹɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɹɑn/

Noun

positron (plural positrons)

  1. (physics) The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge
    The notion of a positron weapon remains the stuff of science fiction.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

positron n (plural positronen)

  1. (physics) positron

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.zi.tʁɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

positron m (plural positrons)

  1. (physics) positron

Further reading

Anagrams


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Short form of positiv + elektron

Noun

positron n (definite singular positronet, indefinite plural positron or positroner, definite plural positrona or positronene)

  1. (physics) a positron

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Short form of positiv + elektron

Noun

positron n (definite singular positronet, indefinite plural positron, definite plural positrona)

  1. (physics) a positron

References


Swedish

Noun

positron c

  1. positron

Declension

Declension of positron 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative positron positronen positroner positronerna
Genitive positrons positronens positroners positronernas
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.