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THERMION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thermion mean?
• THERMION (noun)
The noun THERMION has 1 sense:
1. an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature
Familiarity information: THERMION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("thermion" is a kind of...):
particle; subatomic particle (a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)
Derivation:
thermionic (of or relating to or characteristic of thermions)
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