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noun
A universal scaling factor for all spectroscopic transitions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rydberg, rydberg unit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wave number
History
From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.
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