electron (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *electron*:
NOUN	object	electron, negatron	an elementary particle with negative charge

electron > pronunciation
Sounds	ihleh'ktraan
Rhymes	Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan...

English > *electron*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	An elementary particle with negative charge.
Synonym	negatron
Narrower	delta ray	An electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
	free electron	electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field
	photoelectron	An electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
	valence electron	An electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules
Broader	lepton	An elementary particle that participates in weak interactions
Spanish	electrón, negatrón
Catalan	electró
Adjectives	electronic	of or concerned with electrons

HyperDic: electron