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POSITRON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does positron mean?

• POSITRON (noun)
The noun POSITRON has 1 sense:

1. an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation

Familiarity information: POSITRON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POSITRON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

antielectron; positron

Hypernyms ("positron" is a kind of...):

antilepton (the antiparticle of a lepton)

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