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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 2 Interlingua 2.1 Noun 3 Romanian 3.1 Noun

[ English

Wikipedia

[ Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (elektron), “‘amber’”) from έλ- (el-), “‘sun, bright, shiny’”). See also electric + -on.

[ Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɪˈlɛktɹɒn/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ɪˈlɛktɹɑn/
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[ Noun

Singular electron

Plural electrons

electron (plural electrons)

1. (physics) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
2. (chemistry, obsolete) An alloy of magnesium and aluminum.

[ Related terms

• electronic
• electronics

[ Translations

thee negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms

Breton: elektron collective noun elektronenn sg. f. Bulgarian: електрон m. Chinese: 電子, 电子 Croatian: elektron hr(hr) m. Czech: elektron cs(cs) m. Dutch: elektron nl(nl) n. Esperanto: elektrono eo(eo) Finnish: elektroni fi(fi) French: électron fr(fr) m. Georgian: ელექტრონი German: Elektron de(de) n. Greek: ηλεκτρόνιο n. (ilektrónio) Icelandic: rafeind is(is) f. Interlingua: electron Italian: elettrone it(it) m.

Japanese: 電子 (でんし, denshi) Korean: 전자 ko(ko) Latvian: elektrons m. Polish: elektron pl(pl) m. Portuguese: electrão pt(pt) m. Romanian: electron ro(ro) m. Russian: электрон m. (elektron) Spanish: electrón es(es) m. Swedish: elektron sv(sv) c.

[ See also

• neutron
• proton
• Electron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[ Interlingua

[ Noun

Singular electron

Plural electrones

electron (plural electrones)

1. (physics) electron

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[ Romanian

[ Noun

electron m. (uncountable)

1. (physics) electron