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Dalton

Dalton

See also: dalton

English

Proper noun

Dalton

  1. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
  2. A habitational surname​.
  3. John Dalton, English chemist.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Noun

Dalton ‎(plural Daltons)

  1. (chemistry) a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)

dalton

dalton

See also: Dalton

English

Noun

dalton ‎(plural daltons)

  1. (physics) the atomic mass unit

Translations

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Etymology

From Old English dæl ‎(“valley”) + tun ‎(“settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɔːltən/

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