electron

B1 Topic:Chemistry

US /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/ UK /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/ See IPA manual

Freq #17165

Meanings

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noun
A tiny particle inside an atom that carries a negative electric charge.

Electrons move around the nucleus of an atom.

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1 noun · a tiny particle inside an... negatron

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Forms electrons

Derived forms antielectroncoelectroncryoelectrondielectronelectrideelectrinoelectronationelectronizeelectronlikeelectronogramimmunoelectroninterelectron

Related forms electronic electronics

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Etymology

Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on. The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.

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Chemistry Physics General Vocabulary

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# electron

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/
**Frequency rank:** 17165

## Meanings
1. A tiny particle inside an atom that carries a negative electric charge.

## Examples
- Electrons move around the nucleus of an atom.

## Derived Forms
- antielectron
- coelectron
- cryoelectron
- dielectron
- electride
- electrino
- electronation
- electronize
- electronlike
- electronogram
- immunoelectron
- interelectron

## Related Forms
- electronic
- electronics

## Etymology
Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on. The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.

## AI Etymology
Electron: Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on. The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.

## Topics
- Chemistry
- Physics
- General Vocabulary

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