neutron
A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no chargeA subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
» Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Atome setzen sich aus Protonen, Neutronen und Elektronen zusammen.
Атомы состоят из протонов, нейтронов и электронов.
Атоми складені з протонів, нейтронів і електронів.
Meaning
1 senses(particle)A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
Neutron
нейтро́нnejtrón
нейтронnejtron
- an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
Examples
20 sentencesAtoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Атоми складені з протонів, нейтронів і електронів.
ruАтомы состоят из протонов, нейтронов и электронов.
deAtome setzen sich aus Protonen, Neutronen und Elektronen zusammen.
The electrons are friends with the neutrons and protons.
Електрони дружать з нейтронами та протонами.
The neutrons don't talk to anyone.
Atoms are made up of protons, electrons and neutrons.
ruАтомы состоят из протонов, электронов и нейтронов.
deAtome bestehen aus Protonen, Elektronen und Neutronen.
An atom is made out of protons, neutrons and electrons.
deEin Atom besteht aus Protonen, Neutronen und Elektronen.
Translations
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Origin
From neutral + -on; by surface analysis, neutr(o)- + -on. Coined by Scottish-Australian phFrom neutral + -on; by surface analysis, neutr(o)- + -on. Coined by Scottish-Australian physicist William Sutherland in 1899 in a paper in the Philosophical Magazine. Subsequent usage was sporadic and theoretical, sometimes referring to neutrinos rather than neutrons, and the modern sense was reintroduced alongside proton by Ernest Rutherford in 1920.
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