negatron

/ (ˈnɛɡəˌtrɒn) /

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noun

an obsolete word for electron

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Word Origin for negatron

C20: from nega (tive + elec) tron

Words nearby negatron

negative transfer, negativism, negaton, negator, negatory, negatron, Negev, negging, neglect, neglectful, negligee

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How to use negatron in a sentence

This wasn't the way he wanted it; that fellow had a negatron pistol, and he was close enough to use it effectively.
The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper
The dog obeyed instantly; more negatron-blasts were thundering and blazing and steaming on the crest of the ridge.
The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper
They had their packs, the Southron had the bearskin bundle, and they had drawn negatron pistols in their hands.
The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper
The one in the lead had had a negatron pistol drawn, and when Bold had leaped at them, he had been blasted.
The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper

At last, the negatron-pistol fell from Vahr's fingers, and the arm that had been trying to fend off his knife relaxed.
The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper

Medical definitions for negatron

negatron

[ nĕg′ə-trŏn′ ]

electron

An electron with a negative charge, as contrasted with a positron.

Scientific definitions for negatron

negatron

[ nĕg′ə-trŏn′ ]

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. See more at electron.