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How to pronounce “proton”

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Practice the English pronunciation of proton with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
In the war for information, will quantum computers defeat cryptographers?and a proton can be in two places at once.
Definition summary
(particle physics) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920][1]

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How to pronounce proton

In the war for information, will quantum computers defeat cryptographers?

and a proton can be in two places at once.

Example Sentences

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (particle physics) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. [from 1920][1]
  • (obsolete, anatomy) Synonym of primordium. [1893–1903][1]

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