electron pair

noun

1. Chemistry. two electrons occupying the same orbital in an atom or molecule; two electrons working together, especially forming a nonpolar covalent bond between atoms.
2. Physics. an electron and a positron produced in a reaction, as by a high-energy photon.

electron pair

1. Two electrons functioning or regarded as functioning together, especially two electrons that form a covalent bond between atoms.
2. An electron and a positron produced by a high-energy photon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of electron pair¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

The materials were somehow able to keep superconducting at dozens of degrees above the temperature that would normally split conventional electron pairs.

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