electron-neutrino

[ ih-lek-tron-noo-tree-noh, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Physics.

, plural e·lec·tron-neu·tri·nos.

1. a type of neutrino that obeys a conservation law together with the electron, with the total number of electrons and electron-neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.

electron neutrino

1. A type of neutrino associated with the electron, often created in particle interactions involving electrons (such as beta decay). The electron neutrino has a mass of less than 4 × 10 ^-6 that of an electron.
2. See more at neutrinoSee Table at subatomic particle