different between positron vs positon

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

Noun

positon (plural positons)

1. (physics) A positron, especially when compared with a negaton

Translations

Anagrams

• options, potions, spitoon

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.zi.t??/

Noun

positon m (plural positons)

1. (physics) positon

Synonyms

• positron

Further reading

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