Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ion

/ˈaɪ.ɑn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
ion
IPA
/ˈaɪ.ɑn/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

phrase

I don't.

Slang

name

Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people.

name

Ion of Chios, a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher of the Pythagorean school

name

A surname from Romanian.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the ending of anion and cation, which in turn is from Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going”), neuter present participle of εἶμι (eîmi, “I go”). Coined by English polymath William Whewell in 1834 for Michael Faraday, who introduced it later that year.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈaɪ.ɑn/
  • British English: /ˈaɪən/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry, People.

Inflected Forms

ions (plural)

Derived Forms

anion autoion byion cation coion counterion diion electrion electron gegenion interion ionic

Phrases

alkanium ion amidium ion aminium ion arenium ion arenonium ion arsanylium ion benzenium ion benzenonium ion

Frequently Paired Words

Ion Creangă

Homonyms

iron (in some accents only)

Rhymes With

ryan brian lion bryan lyon hawaiian zion orion hyun dion ghanaian mayan

Questions

How do you pronounce ion?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪ.ɑn/.
What does ion mean?
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
Where does ion come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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