Electron

Noun

 * 1)  The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
 * 2) An extremely small, negatively charged particle.
 * 3) The part of an atom that determines its chemical properties.

Related terms

 * electronic
 * electronics

Thesaurus
Kern, NMR, alpha particle, antibaryon, antilepton, antimeson, atom, atomic nucleus, atomic particle, baryon, beta particle, cathode particle, electron affinity, electron cloud, electron pair, electron shells, electron spin, electron transfer, electron-positron pair, elementary particle, energy level, excited state, extranuclear electrons, ground state, ion, lepton, lone pair, meson, molecule, monad, negatron, neutron, nuclear force, nuclear magnetic resonance, nuclear particle, nuclear resonance, nucleon, nucleosynthesis, nucleus, octet, orbital electron, photoelectron, photon, proton, quark, recoil electron, secondary electron, shared pair, strangeness, strong interaction, subvalent electrons, surface-bound electron, thermion, triton, valence electron, valence electrons, valence shell, wandering electron

Etymology
From ἤλεκτρον: from έλ-:. See also electric: + -on:.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: elektron
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 * Basque: elektroi
 * Bengali: ইলেকট্রন
 * Breton: elektron collective noun elektronenn
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 * Catalan: electró
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 * Galician: electrón
 * Georgian: ელექტრონი
 * German:
 * Greek: ηλεκτρόνιο (ilektrónio)


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 * Interlingua: electron
 * Irish: leictreon
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 * Russian: электрон (elektron)
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Noun

 * 1)  electron

Noun

 * 1)  electron