ion

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see also: Ion

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Pronunciation

• (British) enPR: ī'ən, IPA: /ˈaɪən/; enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA: /ˈaɪɒn/
• (America) enPR: ī'ŏn, IPA: /ˈaɪ.ɑn/

Noun

ion (plural ions)

1. An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.

Translations

• French: ion
• German: Ion
• Italian: ione
• Portuguese: íon, ião
• Russian: ио́н
• Spanish: ion, ión

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaɪˌoʊn/

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Ion

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Proper noun

1. (Greek mythology) Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.
2. (philosophy) Ion of Chios, a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher of the Pythagorean school

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