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Etymology
From AGr. term|scGrek|ἤλεκ��ον|trelektron||amber|langgrc from term|scGrek|έλ-|trel-||sun, bright, shiny|langgrc.
See also term|electric + term|-on.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/ɪ�l�ktɹ�n/
a|GenAm? IPA|/ɪ�l�ktɹ�n/
audio|en-us-electron.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

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

Related terms
electronic
electronics

Translations
trans-top|the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms
Breton: elektron collective noun elektronenn s f
Bulgarian: елек��он m
Chinese: ��, ��
Croatian: t-|hr|elektron|m
Czech: t+|cs|elektron|m
Dutch: t+|nl|elektron|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|elektrono|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|elektroni
French: t-|fr|électron|m
Georgian: ���������
German: t+|de|Elektron|n
Greek: ηλεκ���νιο n (ilektrónio)
Icelandic: t-|is|rafeind|f
Interlingua: #Interlingua|electron
Italian: t+|it|elettrone|m
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Japanese: �� (���, denshi)
Korean: t-|ko|��|sc=Hang
Latvian: elektrons m
Polish: t-|pl|elektron|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|electrão|m
Romanian: t-|ro|electron|m
Russian: �лек��он m (elektron)
Spanish: t+|es|electrón|m
Swedish: t+|sv|elektron|c
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See also
neutron
proton
pedialite

Interlingua

Noun
ia-noun|es

1. particles|lang=ia #English|electron

Romanian

Noun
ro-noun|gend=m

1. particles|lang=ro #English|electron

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