MEANING
A particle with the electron's mass but positive electric charge.
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Words that belong together
- positron emission
- electron-positron pair
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The detector recorded the products of positron annihilation.
Word forms
- Base
- positron
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular positron; plural positrons. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, technology. Commonness: uncommon.
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