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A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of 12C (carbon-12, an isotope of carbon).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mass unit
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
原子質量單位 /原子质量单位
(yuánzǐ zhìliàng dānwèi)
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Finnish:
atomimassayksikkö
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Hungarian:
atomi tömegegység
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Indonesian:
satuan massa atom
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Irish:
aonad maise adamhaí
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Malay:
unit jisim atom
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Polish:
jednostka masy atomowej
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Portuguese:
unidade de massa atômica
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Portuguese:
u.m.a.
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Tagalog:
isahin ng mulpikning bugat
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Vietnamese:
đơn vị khối lượng nguyên tử
— a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon