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Definitions of proton
  1. noun
    a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron
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  • electricity a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
  • neutron an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
  • mri the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
  • nmr resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field
  • magnetic resonance imaging the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
  • exclusion principle no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
  • cosmotron a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons
  • solar wind a stream of protons moving radially from the sun
  • nuclear magnetic resonance resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field
  • nucleon a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
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