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- [noo-tron, nyoo-]
- /ˈnu trɒn, ˈnyu-/
- /ˈnjuː.trɒn/
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- [noo-tron, nyoo-]
- /ˈnu trɒn, ˈnyu-/
Definitions of neutron word
- noun neutron an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n. 1
- noun neutron A subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen. 1
- noun neutron physics: chargeless particle 1
- countable noun neutron A neutron is an atomic particle that has no electrical charge. 0
- noun neutron a neutral elementary particle with a rest mass of 1.674 92716 × 10–27 kilogram and spin 1⁄2; classified as a baryon. In the nucleus of an atom it is stable, but when free it decays 0
- noun neutron an uncharged nucleon having a mass of c. 1.675×10-27 kg (c. 939.5729 MeV/c2, c. 1,839 times the mass of an electron): a free neutron, as in nuclear fission, has a half-life of c. 14.8 minutes, is readily absorbed by a nucleus, and decays into a proton, an electron, and a neutrino 0
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Origin of neutron
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; neutr(o)- + -on1
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Parts of speech for Neutron
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
neutron popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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