bethe
bethe noun: a unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
Noun
bethe (plural bethes)
- A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
Proper noun capitalized: Bethe
Bethe (plural Bethes)
- A surname from German.
- Ellipsis of Hans Bethe, a physicist.
Synonyms of bethe
Forms of bethe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bethes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bethes |
Origin of bethe
Decapitalization of Bethe. Coined by astrophysicist Gerald E. Brown. Named after astrophysicist Hans Bethe, his collaborator on papers where this value frequently occurs.
From German Bethe.
Words formed from bethe
- B.
- B
- Bethe ansatz
- Bethe cycle
- Bethe-Feynman formula
- Bethe formula
- Bethe lattice
- Bethe-Salpeter equation
- Bethe-Slater curve
- Bethe-Weizsäcker cycle
- Bethe-Weizsäcker formula
- Bethe-Weizsäcker process
Phrases with bethe
Questions about bethe
- What does bethe mean?
- Bethe means a unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
- What part of speech is bethe?
- Bethe can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of bethe?
- The plural of bethe is bethes.
Words near bethe in the dictionary
Source and license
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