positron

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

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

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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.

   • [1933 March 15, Carl D. Anderson, “The Positive Electron”, in Physical Review, volume 43:

     If these particles carry unit positive charge the curvatures and ionizations produced require the mass to be less than twenty times the electron mass. These particles will be called positrons.]

• antielectron

• antilepton

• positron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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positron n (plural positronen)

1. (physics) positron

• IPA^(key): /po.zi.tʁɔ̃/

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positron m (plural positrons)

1. (physics) positron

• “positron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• portions, potirons

Short form of positiv +‎ elektron

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

1. (physics) a positron

• “positron” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Short form of positiv +‎ elektron

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

1. (physics) a positron

• “positron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

positron c

1. positron