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| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
| positron |
| (POZ-i-tron) The antiparticle for an electron; it has the same mass as an electron, but carries a positive charge. | 1 |
| ‡ Positrons are found in collisions initiated by cosmic rays. | 2 |
| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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