electron

• electrion (dated)

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/

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electron (plural electrons)

1. (physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

   Holonym: atom

   Comeronyms: proton, neutron

2. (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.

• (particle): negatron (obsolete)

• holon
• neutron
• orbiton
• proton
• positron
• spinon

• electronic
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electron (plural electrones)

1. electron

• elektron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elettro.

• IPA^(key): /eˈlɛk.tron/
• Rhymes: -ɛktron
• Hyphenation: e‧lèc‧tron

electron m (uncountable)

1. (metallurgy) electron (alloy)

• electron in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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electron m (plural electrons)

1. electron

Borrowed from French électron.

electron m (plural electroni)

1. electron

• e léc trông
• ê léc trông

From French électron.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˧˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˦˧˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˦˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
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electron

1. (physics) electron

   Synonym: điện tử