neutron
English
Etymology
From neutral + -on. Coined by Scottish-Australian physicist William Sutherland in 1899 in a paper in the Philosophical Magazine. Subsequent usage was sporadic and theoretical, sometimes referring to neutrinos rather than neutrons, and the modern sense was reintroduced alongside proton by Ernest Rutherford in 1920.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uː.tɹɒn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnu.tɹɑn/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
neutron (plural neutrons)
- (physics) A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks.
- Comeronyms: proton, electron
- Holonyms: atom, nucleus
Synonyms
- n (symbol)
Hypernyms
- baryon
- nucleon
Derived terms
- anti-neutron
- antineutron
- dineutron
- free neutron
- neutron activation analysis
- neutron bomb
- neutron capture
- neutron cross section
- neutron diffraction
- neutron drip line
- neutron flux
- neutronic
- neutron interferometer
- neutronium
- neutronization
- neutron number
- neutron optics
- neutron radiation
- neutron-rich
- neutron scattering
- neutron spectrometry
- neutron star
- photoneutron
- proto-neutron star
- quasineutron
- tetraneutron
- thermal neutron
Translations
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See also
- electron
- proton
Anagrams
- nontrue
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
neutron (plural neutrone)
- (physics) neutron
Breton
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnø.trɔ̃n/
Noun
neutron m (collective, plural neutronennoù, singulative neutronenn)
- (physics) neutrons
Derived terms
- neutronek
Czech
Noun
neutron m
- neutron
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nøʊ̯ˈtˢʁoˀn]
Noun
neutron c (singular definite neutronen, plural indefinite neutroner)
- (physics) neutron
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | neutron | neutronen | neutroner | neutronerne |
genitive | neutrons | neutronens | neutroners | neutronernes |
References
- “neutron” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English neutron.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnøː.trɔn/, /ˈnœy̯.trɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: neu‧tron
Noun
neutron n (plural neutronen, diminutive neutrontje n or neutroontje n)
- (physics) neutron
Derived terms
- neutronenbom
- neutronenster
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English neutron, a scientific coinage based on Latin neuter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nø.tʁɔ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file)
Noun
neutron m (plural neutrons)
- (physics) neutron
- Coordinate terms: électron, proton
Derived terms
- étoile à neutrons
Further reading
- “neutron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛutron]
- Hyphenation: ne‧ut‧ron
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
neutron (plural neutronok)
- (physics) neutron (subatomic particle having no charge)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
---|---|---|
singular | plural | |
nominative | neutron | neutronok |
accusative | neutront | neutronokat |
dative | neutronnak | neutronoknak |
instrumental | neutronnal | neutronokkal |
causal-final | neutronért | neutronokért |
translative | neutronná | neutronokká |
terminative | neutronig | neutronokig |
essive-formal | neutronként | neutronokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | neutronban | neutronokban |
superessive | neutronon | neutronokon |
adessive | neutronnál | neutronoknál |
illative | neutronba | neutronokba |
sublative | neutronra | neutronokra |
allative | neutronhoz | neutronokhoz |
elative | neutronból | neutronokból |
delative | neutronról | neutronokról |
ablative | neutrontól | neutronoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular | neutroné | neutronoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | neutronéi | neutronokéi |
Possessive forms of neutron | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | neutronom | neutronjaim |
2nd person sing. | neutronod | neutronjaid |
3rd person sing. | neutronja | neutronjai |
1st person plural | neutronunk | neutronjaink |
2nd person plural | neutronotok | neutronjaitok |
3rd person plural | neutronjuk | neutronjaik |
Further reading
- neutron in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈneu̯.tron/, [ˈnɛu̯t̪rɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈneu̯.tron/, [ˈnɛːu̯t̪ron]
Noun
neutron m (genitive neutrōnis); third declension
- (physics, New Latin) neutron
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | neutron | neutrōnēs |
Genitive | neutrōnis | neutrōnum |
Dative | neutrōnī | neutrōnibus |
Accusative | neutrōnem | neutrōnēs |
Ablative | neutrōne | neutrōnibus |
Vocative | neutron | neutrōnēs |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English neutron.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛw.trɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛwtrɔn
- Syllabification: neut‧ron
Noun
neutron m inan
- neutron
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | neutron | neutrony |
genitive | neutronu | neutronów |
dative | neutronowi | neutronom |
accusative | neutron | neutrony |
instrumental | neutronem | neutronami |
locative | neutronie | neutronach |
vocative | neutronie | neutrony |
Derived terms
- neutronowy
- antyneutron
Further reading
- neutron in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- neutron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French neutron.
Noun
neutron m (plural neutroni)
- neutron
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) neutron | neutronul | (niște) neutroni | neutronii |
genitive/dative | (unui) neutron | neutronului | (unor) neutroni | neutronilor |
vocative | neutronule | neutronilor |
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
neùtrōn m (Cyrillic spelling неу̀тро̄н)
- (physics) neutron
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | neùtrōn | neutroni |
genitive | neutróna | neutrona |
dative | neutronu | neutronima |
accusative | neutron | neutrone |
vocative | neutrone | neutroni |
locative | neutronu | neutronima |
instrumental | neutronom | neutronima |
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neːɵˈtroːn/
Noun
neutron c
- (physics) neutron
Declension
Declension of neutron | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | neutron | neutronen | neutroner | neutronerna |
Genitive | neutrons | neutronens | neutroners | neutronernas |
See also
- proton
- elektron
Venetian
Noun
neutron m (plural neutruni)
- (physics) neutron