Definitions for positrons

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positrons pos·i·tron

Spelling: [poz-i-tron]

IPA: /ˈpɒz ɪˌtrɒn/

Positrons is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 379 anagrams from letters in positrons (inooprsst).

Definitions for positrons

noun

1. an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
2. an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.

Origin of positrons

First recorded in 1930-35; posi(tive) + (elec)tron

Examples for positrons

The uncertainty in the positron counts are huge at the high energy end of the AMS-02 results.

The design of the electron brain had completely ignored the polarity of the positron.

Another highly regarded method was PET, or positron emission tomography.

As I am the only scholar in my field—the polarity of the positron—I have never been asked for information.

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

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

The design of the electron brain had completely ignored the polarity of the positron.

Another highly regarded method was PET, or positron emission tomography.

The uncertainty in the positron counts are huge at the high energy end of the AMS-02 results.

As I am the only scholar in my field—the polarity of the positron—I have never been asked for information.