Positron

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɹɒn

Definitions

The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge.

Equivalents

Españolpositrón

Françaispositon positron

DeutschPositron

28 more languages

العربيةبُوزِيتْرُون جزيء بشحنة موجبة

Българскипозитро́н

Catalàpositró

Češtinapozitron pozitronový

Ελληνικάποζιτρόνιο

Esperantopozitrono

فارسیپوزیترون

Galegopositrón

Հայերենպոզիտրոն

Íslenskajáeind

Italianopositrone

日本語ポジトロン陽電子

ភាសាខ្មែរវិជ្ជមានាណូ

한국어양전자

Lietuviųpozitronas

Nederlandspositron

Portuguêspositrão pósitron

Românăpozitron

Русскийпозитрон

Slovenščinapozitron

Svenskapositron

ไทยโพซิตรอน

Tagalogtahasik

Türkçepozitron

Українськапозитрон

Examples

“The notion of a positron weapon remains the stuff of science fiction.”

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

positron emission tomography positron-emission tomography positronic positronium positronium hydride Posits

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