dalton in English dictionary

  • Dalton

    Meanings and definitions of "dalton"

    • Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
    • A habitational surname.
    • John Dalton, English chemist.
    • A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • (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)
    • noun
      (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)
    • proper
      Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
    • proper
      A habitational surname.
    • proper
      John Dalton, English chemist.
    • proper
      A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • noun
      English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

    Synonyms of "dalton" in English dictionary

    Another word for "dalton" in the English thesaurus is John Dalton.

    • John Dalton

      English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

  • dalton

    Meanings and definitions of "dalton"

    • (physics) the atomic mass unit
    • noun
      (physics)
      the atomic mass unit

    Synonyms of "dalton" in English dictionary

    John Dalton, physicist, chemist are the top synonyms of "dalton" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of dalton

    • dalton ( plural  daltons)
    • dalton (plural daltons)

Sample sentences with "dalton"

Available translations

Authors