Rydberg constant

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A universal scaling factor for all spectroscopic transitions.
  2. 2
    a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
rydbergrydberg unit

Etymology

From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.

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