electron

Alternative forms

• electrion (dated)

Etymology

From electr(ic) + (i)on, originally proposed (by George J.Stoney 1891, changed from electrolion 1881) 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 tailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹɒn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹɑn/

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Noun

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

Anagrams

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Noun

electron (plural electrones)

1. electron

Noun

electron m (plural electroni)

1. electron

Etymology

From French électron

Pronunciation

• (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

electron

1. an electron