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relative atomic mass

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The ratio of the average mass per atom of the naturally occurring form of an element to 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-12 atom. Symbol Ar; abbreviation RAM or r.a.m. For elements with several isotopes, the most stable isotope is treated as the representative.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: atomic mass, atomic weight

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mass

Narrower terms: equivalent, equivalent weight, combining weight, eq, milliequivalent, meq

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 相對原子質量 /相对原子质量 (xiāngduì yuánzǐ zhìliàng) — ratio
  • Finnish: suhteellinen atomimassa — ratio
  • French: poids atomique — ratio
  • Georgian: ფარდობითი ატომური მასა (pardobiti aṭomuri masa) — ratio
  • Hungarian: relatív atomtömeg — ratio
  • Indonesian: massa atom relatif — ratio
  • Irish: mais adamhach choibhneasta — ratio
  • Polish: względna masa atomowa — ratio
  • Portuguese: massa atómica relativa — ratio
  • Portuguese: massa atômica relativa — ratio
  • Romanian: masă atomică relativă — ratio
  • Spanish: peso atómico — ratio
  • Swedish: relativ atommassa — ratio
  • Welsh: màs atomig cymharol — ratio