electron-neutrino

[ ih-lek-tron-noo-tree-noh, -nyoo- ]

/ ɪˈlɛk trɒn nuˌtri noʊ, -nyu- /

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noun, plural e·lec·tron-neu·tri·nos.Physics.

a type of neutrino that obeys a conservation law together with the electron, with the total number of electrons and electron-neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.

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Also called electronic neutrino, e-neutrino.

Compare lepton².

Words nearby electron-neutrino

electronic warfare, electron lens, electron micrograph, electron microscope, electron multiplier, electron-neutrino, electron optics, electron pair, electron paramagnetic resonance, electron probe microanalysis, electron radiography

How to use electron-neutrino in a sentence

You have the atom, which has the neutron, the electron, the proton.
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But with an electron micgrograph to illustrate what was fueling the outbreak, they were able to gain the trust of the people.
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When the gamma rays enter the sleeve, they interact with that photon gas, annihilating into electron-positron pairs.
We Can Create Matter from Light?!|Matthew R. Francis|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back in 1897, British physicist J.J. Thomson discovered the electron, which, as of then, was the biggest finding of all time.
The Higgs Boson: Why You Should Care|Daniel Stone|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

No one imagined in 1897 what the electron would do, or how it would change humanity.
The Higgs Boson: Why You Should Care|Daniel Stone|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The loss of one electron by an atom leaves a unit positive charge on the particle.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The electron is a stress in the ether, nothing more, but it is the stuff of which all matter is made.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930|Various
"I think I am getting somewhere on my photon-neutrino-electron interchange-cycle," he announced.
The Mercenaries|Henry Beam Piper
Or there may be an inelastic collision, when the photon hits an atom and knocks out an electron—the old photoelectric effect.
The Mercenaries|Henry Beam Piper
The Greek name for amber, ηλεκτρον (electron), is the root from which our word electricity is derived.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

Scientific definitions for electron-neutrino

electron neutrino

A type of neutrino associated with the electron, often created in particle interactions involving electrons (such as beta decay). The electron neutrino has a mass of less than 4 X 10-6 that of an electron. See more at neutrino. See Table at subatomic particle.