different between positron vs antihydrogen

English

Etymology

From positive +? -tron (electron). Coined by American physicist Carl Anderson in 1932 to replace the earlier term antielectron.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?z.?.t??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?.z?.t??n/

Noun

positron (plural positrons)

1. (physics) The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge

   The notion of a positron weapon remains the stuff of science fiction.

Synonyms

• antielectron

Hypernyms

• antilepton

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• positron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• portions, sorption

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

positron n (plural positronen)

1. (physics) positron

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.zi.t???/

Noun

positron m (plural positrons)

1. (physics) positron

Further reading

• “positron” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• portions, potirons

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Short form of positiv +? elektron

Noun

positron n (definite singular positronet, indefinite plural positron or positroner, definite plural positrona or positronene)

1. (physics) a positron

References

• “positron” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Short form of positiv +? elektron

Noun

positron n (definite singular positronet, indefinite plural positron, definite plural positrona)

1. (physics) a positron

References

• “positron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

positron c

1. positron

Declension

English

Etymology

anti- +? hydrogen

Noun

antihydrogen (usually uncountable, plural antihydrogens)

1. (physics, uncountable) The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen, consisting of an antiproton and an positron (antielectron).
2. (physics, countable) An atom of the antimatter equivalent of hydrogen.

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