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ANTIELECTRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antielectron mean? 

ANTIELECTRON (noun)
  The noun ANTIELECTRON has 1 sense:

1. an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilationplay

  Familiarity information: ANTIELECTRON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANTIELECTRON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

antielectron; positron

Hypernyms ("antielectron" is a kind of...):

antilepton (the antiparticle of a lepton)


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