positron

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See also: Positron, positrón, and pósitron

English

Etymology

From positive +‎ -tron (electron). Coined by American physicist Carl Anderson in 1932 to replace the earlier term antielectron.

Pronunciation

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

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Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Noun

positron n (plural positronen)

  1. (physics) positron

French

Pronunciation

Noun

positron m (plural positrons)

  1. (physics) positron

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Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

Short form of positiv +‎ elektron

Noun

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

  1. (physics) a positron

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Swedish

Noun

positron c

  1. positron

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Declension of positron 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative positron positronen positroner positronerna
Genitive positrons positronens positroners positronernas