positronic
UK/pɒz.ɪˈtɹɒn.ɪk/
positronic adjective: of or pertaining to positrons.
Adjective
positronic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to positrons.
- The element bombarded should be of high isotopic content, and should not give any other positronic radioelement whose lifetime is comparable to the one looked for.1937 September 1, Clifford Holley, Seymour Bernstein, “Grating Space of Barium-Copper-Stearate Films”, in Physical Review, volume 52, page 525
- Of or pertaining to a supposed analogue of electronics using positrons
- By exact count, there are seventy-five thousand, two hundred and thirty-four operations necessary for the manufacture of a single positronic brain.1941 May, Isaac Asimov, “Liar!”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 3
Antonyms of positronic
Origin of positronic
From positron + -ic. The science fiction sense was coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story "Liar!".
Questions about positronic
- What does positronic mean?
- Positronic means of or pertaining to positrons.
- What part of speech is positronic?
- Positronic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce positronic?
- Positronic is pronounced /pɒz.ɪˈtɹɒn.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near positronic in the dictionary
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