Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of positron.

More definitions
  • an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation

Examples

2 sentences

  1. A positron is an antielectron.

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  2. A positron is an “antielectron”: it has the mass of an electron but a positive charge.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From anti- + electron. Coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1928 using the spelling a

From anti- + electron. Coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1928 using the spelling anti-electron.

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Forms

plural: antielectrons

Synonyms

1 synonyms
positron
Close in meaning
  • an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation:positron

Word family

1 related words
Derivedantielectron neutrino

See also

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