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Webster 1913 Edition
Electron
1.
Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called
electrum
. [archaic]
Webster 1828 Edition
Electron
ELEC'TRON
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Electron
electron
electron
English
Noun
electron (plural electrons)
- (physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
- (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.
Related terms
- electronic
- electronics
- free electron
Translations
the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms
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