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English
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Etymology
Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on.
The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.
Pronunciation
Noun
electron (plural electrons)
- (physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
- Holonym: atom
- Comeronyms: proton, neutron
- (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.
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the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms
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Interlingua
Noun
electron (plural electrones)
- electron
Italian
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elettro.
Pronunciation
Noun
electron m (uncountable)
- (metallurgy) electron (alloy)
Further reading
- electron in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
electron m (plural electrons)
- electron
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French électron.
Noun
electron m (plural electroni)
- electron
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
From French électron.
Pronunciation
Noun
electron
- (physics) electron
- Synonym: điện tử