electronvolt

See also: électronvolt, electron volt, and électron-volt

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Noun

electronvolt (plural electronvolts)

1. (physics) Alternative spelling of electron volt.

Derived terms

• femtoelectronvolt
• gigaelectron volt
• kiloelectronvolt
• microelectronvolt
• millielectronvolt
• nanoelectronvolt
• picoelectronvolt
• teraelectronvolt

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti

Proto-Hellenic *éimi

Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der.

English ion

blend

English electronbor.

French électron

English voltbor.

French volt

French électronvoltbor.

Romanian electronvolt

Borrowed from French électronvolt. By surface analysis, electron + volt.

Noun

electronvolt m (plural electronvolți)

1. electron volt

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	electronvolt	electronvoltul	electronvolți	electronvolții
genitive-dative	electronvolt	electronvoltului	electronvolți	electronvolților
vocative	electronvoltule		electronvolților