Noun[edit] malapropism â(plural malapropisms) (uncountable) The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one.
Definition of positron. : a positively charged particle having the same mass and magnitude of charge as the electron and constituting the antiparticle of the electron âcalled also antielectron.
The antiparticle of the electron is called the positron; it is identical to the electron except that it carries electrical and other charges of the opposite sign. When an electron collides with a positron, both particles may be totally annihilated, producing gamma ray photons.