"positronic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɒz.ɪˈtɹɒn.ɪk/ [UK]
Etymology: positron + -ic. The science fiction sense was coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story "Liar!". Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|positron|ic}} positron + -ic, {{coin|en|Isaac Asimov|in=1941|nat=American|nocap=1|occ=science fiction author}} coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} positronic (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to positrons. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Translations): positrônico (Brazilian Portuguese), positronový (Czech), positrónico (European Portuguese), positronico (Italian), позитро́нный (pozitrónnyj) (Russian), positrónico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-positronic-en-adj-SZyCJkd7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 62 38
  2. (science fiction) Of or pertaining to a supposed analogue of electronics using positrons Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-positronic-en-adj-~2JJULw5 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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