What does "bethe" mean?

A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.

What is a synonym for "bethe"?

Common synonyms include: b, b, b., foe, foe, hans albrecht bethe.

Bethe

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Definitions

Noun

1
A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.

Proper Noun

1
A surname from German.
2
Ellipsis of Hans Bethe, a physicist. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Synonyms

All synonyms

b b b.foe foe hans albrecht bethe

Example

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"Hans Bethe won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work concerning energy production in stars."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Decapitalization of Bethe. Coined by astrophysicist Gerald E. Brown. Named after astrophysicist Hans Bethe, his collaborator on papers where this value frequently occurs.

Etymology 2

From German Bethe.

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