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FREE ELECTRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does free electron mean?
• FREE ELECTRON (noun)
The noun FREE ELECTRON has 1 sense:
1. electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field
Familiarity information: FREE ELECTRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("free electron" is a kind of...):
electron; negatron (an elementary particle with negative charge)
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