Definitions for daltonˈdɔl tn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dal•tonˈdɔl tn(n.)
Category: Physics
Ref: atomic mass unit .
Origin of dalton:
1935–40; after J. Dalton
Dal•tonˈdɔl tn(n.)
John, 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist.
Category: Biography
Dal•to′ni•an-ˈtoʊ ni ən(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
Dalton, John Dalton(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)
Wiktionary
dalton(Noun)
the atomic mass unit
Dalton(Noun)
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(ProperNoun)
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
Dalton(ProperNoun)
John Dalton, English chemist.
Dalton(ProperNoun)
transferred from the surname.
Origin: dæl “valley” + tun “settlement”.
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