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electron
- /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/ UK
- /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/ US
Rhymes with -ɛktɹɒn
Where it comes from
Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on.
The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.
noun electrons · electrion
- The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
- Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron⁽ᵈᵉ⁾.
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Closest in meaning: electronic, electronics, electronically, microscopy, online, on-line, e-mail, email, opacity, lone, lepton, negatron, photoelectron, photon, proton, atom
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noun the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms
| Español | electrón, negatrón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전자 jeonja |
| 日本語 | 電子 denshi |
| 中文 | 電子 /电子 diànzǐ |
| हिन्दी | विद्युदणु vidyudṇu, इलेक्ट्रॉन ilekṭrŏn |
| Français | électron |
| Deutsch | Elektron |
| Italiano | elettrone |
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρόνιο ilektrónio |
| Română | electron |
| Русский | электро́н elektrón |
| Tiếng Việt | ê-léc-trông, điện tử |
| العربية | إِلِكْتْرُون ʔiliktrūn, كُهَيْرِب kuhayrib |
| עברית | אֶלֶקְטְרוֹן elektrón |
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title = {electron},
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