negatron

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /ˈnɛɡəˌtrɑn/ UK /ˈnɛɡətrɒn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an electron, especially as opposed to a positron (dated)

Early physicists called the ordinary electron a negatron.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an electron, especially as... electron

Opposites

positron

Word family

Related forms negative positron electron

Etymology

A 20th-century coinage blending negative (or negatron's Latin neg- 'not') with the -tron suffix of electron, used to distinguish the electron from the positron.

negare Latin

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# negatron

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈnɛɡəˌtrɑn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnɛɡətrɒn/

## Meanings
1. an electron, especially as opposed to a positron (dated)

## Examples
- Early physicists called the ordinary electron a negatron.

## Synonyms
- electron

## Antonyms
- positron

## Related Forms
- negative
- positron
- electron

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: negare

## Etymology
A 20th-century coinage blending negative (or negatron's Latin neg- 'not') with the -tron suffix of electron, used to distinguish the electron from the positron.

## AI Etymology
Negatron is a 20th-century coinage blending negative (or negatron's Latin neg- 'not') with the -tron suffix of electron, used to distinguish the electron from the positron. The etymological trail includes Latin negare. The same word family includes negative, positron, electron. Its current noun use means "an electron, especially as opposed to a positron (dated)".

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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