electron
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- electrion (dated)
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun edit
electron (plural electrons)
- (physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
- (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.
Synonyms edit
- (particle): negatron (obsolete)
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
- antielectron
- coelectron
- cryo-electron microscopy
- cryo-transmission electron microscopy
- dielectron
- electride
- electrino
- electron affinity
- electronation
- electron avalanche
- electron capture
- electron capture detector
- electron carrier
- electron cloud
- electron configuration
- electron cryomicroscopy
- electron density
- electron donor
- electron gun
- electron hole
- electronlike
- electron micrograph
- electron microscope
- electron microscopy
- electron neutrino
- electron number
- electron pair
- electron paramagnetic resonance
- electron shell
- electron spin resonance
- electron transfer reaction
- electron tube
- electron volt
- electron wave function
- free electron
- immunogold electron microscopy
- interelectron
- monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope
- multielectron
- photoelectron
- quasielectron
- scanning electron microscope
- scanning transmission electron microscope
- selectron
- surface-conduction electron-emitter display
- three-center two-electron bond
- transmission electron diffraction
- transmission electron microscope
- transmission electron microscopy
- unpaired electron
- valence electron
Related terms edit
Translations edit
the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms
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Anagrams edit
Interlingua edit
Noun edit
electron (plural electrones)
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elettro.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
electron m (uncountable)
- (metallurgy) electron (alloy)
Further reading edit
- electron in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Occitan edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Noun edit
electron m (plural electrons)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French électron.
Noun edit
electron m (plural electroni)
Declension edit
Declension of electron
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) electron | electronul | (niște) electroni | electronii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) electron | electronului | (unor) electroni | electronilor |
| vocative | electronule | electronilor | ||
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˧˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧], [ʔe˧˧ lɛk̚˧˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˦˧˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧], [ʔej˧˧ lɛk̚˦˧˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˦˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧], [ʔej˧˧ lɛk̚˦˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- Phonetic: e léc trông, ê léc trông
Noun edit
electron