negatron
Americannoun
noun
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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.
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See more at electron
Etymology
Origin of negatron
C20: from nega ( tive + elec ) tron
Example Sentences
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These units are the positron, the negatron, and the neutron.
From Cube Root of Conquest by Graham, Roger Phillips
Ron Val lifted a white face from the sighting 'scope of the negatron.
From Planet of the Gods by Williams, Robert Moore
And Hal certainly knew how that negatron operated.
From Planet of the Gods by Williams, Robert Moore
Along the top of the negatron was a sighting telescope.
From Planet of the Gods by Williams, Robert Moore
The third man had drawn his negatron pistol and was trying to use it; thin hairlines of brilliance were jetting out from his hand, stopping far short of their mark.
From The Keeper by Piper, H. Beam
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