Positron
51positron — A subatomic particle of mass and charge equal to the electron but of opposite ( i.e., positive) charge. SYN: positive electron. * * * pos·i·tron päz ə .trän n a positively charged particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as the… …
52Positron — Po|si|tron auch: Po|sit|ron 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: tro|nen; Physik〉 leichtes Elementarteilchen mit elektr. positiver Ladung [Etym.: <positiv + Elektron; → elektrisch] …
53Positron — Po̱si|tron [Kurzw. aus ↑positiv u. ↑Elektron] s; s, ...o̱nen: positiv geladenes Elementarteilchen, dessen Masse gleich der Elektronenmasse ist (Phys.) …
54positron — pos|i|tron [ˈpɔzıtrɔn US ˈpa:zıtra:n] n technical [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: positive + tron (as in electron)] a very small piece of matter that has the same mass as an ↑electron but has a positive electrical ↑charge …
55Positron — Po|si|tron* das; s, ...onen Kurzw. aus ↑positiv u. ↑Elektron> positiv geladenes Elementarteilchen, dessen Masse gleich der Elektronenmasse ist (Phys.); Zeichen e+ …
56positron — pÉ‘zÉ™trÉ‘n / pÉ’zÉ™trÉ’n n. antiparticle of an electron, elementary particle equal in mass to the electron but with a positive electrical charge (Physics) …
57positron — 1) portions 2) sorption …
58positron — [ pɒzɪtrɒn] noun Physics a subatomic particle with the same mass as an electron and a numerically equal but positive charge. Origin 1930s: from positive + tron …
59positron — pos·i·tron …
60positron — n. an electrically charged particle released in some radioactive decays, notably fluorine 18 or nitrogen 13, that has the same mass as an electron but opposite charge. It has a very short lifetime as it quickly reacts with an electron to produce… …
