adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to positrons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
positronic
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UK: /pɒz.ɪˈtɹɒn.ɪk/
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to a supposed analogue of electronics using positrons
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
Etymology
From positron + -ic. The science fiction sense was coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story "Liar!".
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: positronový — Translations
- Italian: positronico — Translations
- Brazilian Portuguese: positrônico — Translations
- European Portuguese: positrónico — Translations
- Russian: позитро́нный (pozitrónnyj) — Translations
- Spanish: positrónico — Translations