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free electrons

free electrons is the plural of free electron.

Meaning of free electron

Noun

free electron (plural free electrons)

  1. An electron not attached to an atom.
  2. (figuratively) A person who acts independently of the organization to which they belong.
    • She has been called a “free electron” in politics because of her sometimes independent stances apart from party politics.2012 October 22, Lolita Buckner-Inniss, “Christiane Taubira”, in Black Past

Questions about free electrons

What is free electrons the plural of?
Free electrons is the plural of free electron.

Words near free electrons in the dictionary

  1. free dives
  2. free diving
  3. free edge
  4. free edges
  5. free electron
  6. free electrons
  7. free end
  8. free energy
  9. free enterprise
  10. free enterpriser
  11. free enterprisers

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