# antielectron

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of positron.

## Etymology
From anti- + electron. Coined by English physicist Paul Dirac in 1928 using the spelling anti-electron.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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