Positron

Word POSITRON
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈpɒz.ɪ.tɹɒn/

Definitions and meanings of "Positron"

What do we mean by positron?

An elementary particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as an electron but exhibiting a positive charge; the antiparticle of the electron. noun

The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge noun

An elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation noun

The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge

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The word "positron" in example sentences

The anti-particle of a negatively charged electron, for example, has a positive charge and is called a positron. ❋ William Shatner (2002)

The positron is slowed down by the water and destroyed together with an electron (matter meets antimatter), whereupon two photons (light particles) are created. ❋ Unknown (1995)

Referring to the so-called positron, the positive particle regarded as the polar opposite of the negative electron, he remarks: 'A positron is a hole from which an electron has been removed; it is a bung-hole which would be evened up with its surroundings if an electron were inserted. ... ❋ Ernst Lehrs (N/A)

When people are suffering with major depression, research has shown that a type of nuclear medicine scan called positron emission tomography PET can often reveal specific regions of their brains with decreased metabolic activity—a reduced flow of chemical messengers between nerve cells. ❋ Glenn Beck (2011)

A positron is the antimatter equivalent of an electron, and perhaps the easiest anti-particle to manufacture and store. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In another series of tests, Savic and Lindström used a technique called positron emission tomography PET to look at brain wiring in a smaller group of volunteers. ❋ Zoe Brain (2008)

One evening in 2003, after yet another test, a type of brain scan called a positron emission tomography, Mr. Kammerer's physician called. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There's some very compelling issues -- very compelling data using some of the state of the art imaging techniques called positron emission tomography (ph) or functional magnetic resonance imaging. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In the study, a team at the University of Groningen led by Gert Holstege scanned the brains of 13 women and 11 men using a technique called positron emission tomography PET, while they manually stimulated to orgasm by their partners. ❋ Unknown (2005)

For example, the antimatter version of the negatively charged electron is the positively charged anti-electron, known as a positron. ❋ Unknown (2011)

We think we make our anti-hydrogen in excited states; in other words the positron is at a larger distance from the nucleus. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Antihydrogen is identical, except that it has a negatively charged proton, called an antiproton, and a positively charged electron, called a positron. ❋ NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE (2011)

It is approved for viewing and making diagnoses from many types of scans including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography or CT and the nuclear medicine test called positron emission tomography or PET. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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