# electron
## English

Picture dictionary :
atom
electron
nucleus :
* protonproton
* neutronneutron

### Alternative forms

* electrion (dated)

### Etymology

Blend of electric +‎ ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on. The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/
* (General American) IPA: /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

electron (plural electrons)
* (physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
    Synonyms: e (symbol); negatron (obsolete)
    Hypernyms: subatomic particle < particle
    Holonym: atom
    Comeronyms: proton, p, neutron, n; nucleon, baryon
    Coordinate terms: proton, p, neutron, n; nucleon, baryon; positron; holon, chargon, orbiton, spinon
* (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.

#### Derived terms

* antielectron
* Auger electron
* Auger electron spectroscopy
* coelectron
* cryoelectron
* cryo-electron microscopy
* cryo-transmission electron microscopy
* dielectron
* electride
* electrino
* electron affinity
* electronation
* electron avalanche
* electron beam
* electron capture
* electron capture detector
* electron carrier
* electron cloud
* electron configuration
* electron cryomicroscopy
* electron density
* electron donor
* electron gun
* electron hole
* electronize
* electronlike
* electron micrograph
* electron microscope
* electron microscopy
* electron neutrino
* electron number
* electronogram
* electron pair
* electron paramagnetic resonance
* electron shell
* electron spin resonance
* electron transfer reaction
* electron tube
* electron volt
* electron wave function
* free electron
* immunoelectron
* immunogold electron microscopy
* interelectron
* monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope
* multielectron
* photoelectron
* quasielectron
* scanning electron microscope
* scanning transmission electron microscope
* selectron
* surface-conduction electron-emitter display
* thermoelectron
* three-center two-electron bond
* transferred electron device
* transmission electron diffraction
* transmission electron microscope
* transmission electron microscopy
* unpaired electron
* valence electron

#### Related terms

* electronic
* electronics

#### Translations
### Anagrams

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## Interlingua
### Noun

electron (plural electrones)
* electron

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* elektron

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elettro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eˈlɛk.tron/
* Rhymes: -ɛktron
* Hyphenation: e‧lèc‧tron

### Noun

electron m (uncountable)
* (metallurgy) electron (alloy)

### Further reading

* electron in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Noun

electron m (plural electrons)
* electron

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French électron.

### Noun

electron m (plural electroni)
* electron

#### Declension
## Vietnamese
### Alternative forms

* e léc trông
* ê léc trông

### Etymology

From French électron.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˧˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧], [ʔe˧˧ lɛk̚˧˦ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˦˧˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧], [ʔej˧˧ lɛk̚˦˧˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔɛ˧˧ lɛk̚˦˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧], [ʔej˧˧ lɛk̚˦˥ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧]
* Phonetic spelling: e léc trông, ê léc trông

### Noun

electron
* (physics) electron
    Synonym: điện tử