pos·i·tron (p z  -trn )n. An elementary particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as an electron but exhibiting a positive charge; a positive electron. Also called antielectron. [posi(tive) + (elec)tron.] |
positron
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Physics the antiparticle of the electron, having the same mass but an equal and opposite charge [posi(tive) + (elec)tron]
| positron (pz-trn) The antiparticle that corresponds to an electron. Also called antielectron. |
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| Noun | 1. | positron - an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation antilepton - the antiparticle of a lepton |
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