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FREE ELECTRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does free electron mean? 

FREE ELECTRON (noun)
  The noun FREE ELECTRON has 1 sense:

1. electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric fieldplay

  Familiarity information: FREE ELECTRON used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FREE ELECTRON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("free electron" is a kind of...):

electron; negatron (an elementary particle with negative charge)


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