negatron
Americannoun
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negatons
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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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Etymology
Origin of negatron
C20: from nega ( tive + elec ) tron
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And Hal certainly knew how that negatron operated.
From Planet of the Gods by Robert Moore Williams
"They don't know how to operate the negatron."
From Planet of the Gods by Robert Moore Williams
That the men had negatron pistols meant little—Raud was the Keeper....
From The Keeper by H. Beam Piper
Back of the engine room, tucked away in the stern, was another negatron.
From Planet of the Gods by Robert Moore Williams
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 H. Beam Piper
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