negatron

British  

/ ˈnɛɡəˌtrɒn /

noun

1. an obsolete word for electron

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negatron Scientific  

/ nĕg′ə-trŏn′ /

1. An electron with a negative charge; the antiparticle of the positron. Most branches of particle physics construe each particle along with its antiparticle to be two different forms of one underlying phenomenon, and the term electron is sometimes used as a precisely such a general term, with positron and negatron referring to the forms of the electron as they are manifested in nature.

2. See more at electron

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Etymology

Origin of negatron

C20: from _nega ( _tive + _elec ) _tron

Example Sentences

Back of the engine room, tucked away in the stern, was another negatron.

From Planet of the Gods by Williams, Robert Moore

That the men had negatron pistols meant little—Raud was the Keeper....

From The Keeper by Piper, H. Beam

They had two rifles, one an autoloader, and they had in all likelihood three negatron pistols.

From The Keeper by Piper, H. Beam

And Hal certainly knew how that negatron operated.

From Planet of the Gods by Williams, Robert Moore

These units are the positron, the negatron, and the neutron.

From Cube Root of Conquest by Graham, Roger Phillips