Associations to the word «Positron»

Wiktionary

POSITRON, noun. (particle) The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY, noun. A medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides.

Dictionary definition

POSITRON, noun. An elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation.

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.