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thermion

therm·i·on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thurm-ahy-uh n, -on; thur-mee-uh n]
    • /ˈθɜrmˌaɪ ən, -ɒn; ˈθɜr mi ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thurm-ahy-uh n, -on; thur-mee-uh n]
    • /ˈθɜrmˌaɪ ən, -ɒn; ˈθɜr mi ən/

Definitions of thermion word

  • noun thermion an ion emitted by incandescent material. 1
  • noun thermion an electron or ion emitted by a body at high temperature 0
  • noun thermion a negative or positive ion emitted by an incandescent material 0

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Origin of thermion

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; therm- + ion

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Parts of speech for Thermion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

thermion popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

thermion usage trend in Literature

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