electron

UK/ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn//ɪˈlɛk.tɹɑn/

electron noun: the subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

Noun

electron (plural electrons)

(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

Synonyms:

e, negatron
(obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron⁽ᵈᵉ⁾.

electron meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

electron in Hindi

the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms: विद्युदणु vidyudṇu, इलेक्ट्रॉन ilekṭrŏn

electron in Tamil

the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms: எதிர்மின்னி etirmiṉṉi, எலெக்ட்ரான் elekṭrāṉ, மின்னணு miṉṉaṇu

electron in Marathi

the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms: इलेक्ट्रॉन ilekṭrŏn

electron in Urdu

the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms: بَرْقِیَہ barqiyā, الیکٹران ilekṭrān

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electron in Bengali: ইলেকট্রন ilekṭron
electron in Malayalam: ഇലക്ട്രോൺ ilakṭrōṇ
electron in Kannada: ಋಣವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕಣ ṛṇavidyutkaṇa
electron in Punjabi: ਬਿਜਲਾਣੂ bijlāṇū
electron in Gujarati: વીજાણુ vījāṇu
electron in Sinhala: ඉලෙක්ට්රෝන ilekṭrōna
electron in Pashto: الکترون elektron
electron in Tagalog: dagisik
electron in Arabic: إِلِكْتْرُون ʔiliktrūn, كُهَيْرِب kuhayrib
electron in Malay: elektron
electron in Indonesian: elektron
electron in Persian: الکترون elektron
electron in Thai: อิเล็กตรอน ì-lék-dtrɔn
electron in Vietnamese: ê-léc-trông, điện tử
electron in Myanmar: အီလက်ထရွန် ilakhta.rwan

Examples of electron in a sentence

Under electron microscopy, a few viruses were seen floating near the cells.
A cation is a positive ion as it has more protons than electrons.
The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

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Synonyms of electron

e
negatron

Forms of electron

plural	electrons
alternative form	electrion

Plural of electron: electrons

Origin of electron

Blend of electric + ion, coined by Anglo-Irish scientist George Stoney in 1891, changed by him multiple times from an earlier electrolion and original electrine (used as early as 1874) as the name for the electric charge associated with a univalent ion. Compare electro-, -on. The particle ("corpuscule") was discovered in 1896. The name electrion was proposed for the particle in 1906 but curtailed because Hendrik Lorentz preferred electron.

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Questions about electron

What does electron mean?: Electron means the subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
What is electron in Hindi?: Electron in Hindi is विद्युदणु (vidyudṇu), इलेक्ट्रॉन (ilekṭrŏn). See Electron meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is electron?: Electron is a noun.
How do you pronounce electron?: Electron is pronounced /ɪˈlɛk.tɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of electron?: The plural of electron is electrons.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: electron (page history and authors); ഇലക്ട്രോൺ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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