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dalton

UK/ˈdɒltən//ˈdɔltən/

dalton noun: the atomic mass unit.

Noun (1)

dalton (plural daltons)

  1. the atomic mass unit

Proper noun capitalized: Dalton

Dalton

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
    1. John Dalton, English chemist.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • In 2015, Katie and Dalton Prager became known around the world as “the real ‘Fault in Our Stars’ couple” after CNN wrote about their love story.2019 March 15, Elizabeth Cohen, “New film’s love story recalls tragic tale of a real-life ‘Fault in Our Stars’ couple”, in CNN
  3. A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).
  4. A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).
  5. A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158).
  6. A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172)
  7. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).
  8. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108).
  9. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).
  10. An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1617).
  11. A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174).
  12. A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658).
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  1. A city, the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia.
  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
  3. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
  4. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  5. A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
  6. A minor city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
  7. A small village in Chariton County, Missouri.
  8. A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
  9. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
  10. A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York.
  11. An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
  12. A village in Wayne County, Ohio.
  13. A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
  14. A census-designated place in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
  15. An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
  16. A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
  17. A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  18. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  19. A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
  20. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Dalton Highway.

Noun (2) capitalized: Dalton

Dalton (plural Daltons)

  1. a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)

dalton meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

dalton in Hindi

डाल्टन, दाल्टन

dalton in Marathi

डाल्टन, डॅल्टन, दाल्टन

dalton in Urdu

ڈالٹن, دالٹن, ڈلٹن

dalton in Bengali

ডাল্টন, ডালটন, ড্যাল্টন
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dalton in Telugu
డాల్టన్, దాల్టన్, డల్టన్
dalton in Malayalam
ഡാൽട്ടൺ, ഡാൾട്ടൺ, ഡാൽറ്റൺ
dalton in Kannada
ಡಾಲ್ಟನ್, ದಾಲ್ಟನ್
dalton in Punjabi
ਡਾਲਟਨ, ਡੱਲਟਨ
dalton in Gujarati
ડાલ્ટન, ડૅલ્ટન, દાલ્ટન
dalton in Odia
ଡାଲଟନ୍, ଡାଲ୍ଟନ୍, ଡାଲ୍ଟନ
dalton in Nepali
डाल्टन, ड्याल्टन, दाल्टन

Forms of dalton

Noun
pluraldaltons
pluralDaltons
Proper noun
alternative formDoulton

Plural of dalton: daltons

Origin of dalton

Named after the chemist John Dalton.

From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.

Words formed from dalton

Words that rhyme with dalton

Questions about dalton

What does dalton mean?
Dalton means the atomic mass unit.
What is dalton in Hindi?
Dalton in Hindi is डाल्टन, दाल्टन. See Dalton meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is dalton?
Dalton can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dalton?
Dalton is pronounced /ˈdɒltən/ (UK).
What is the plural of dalton?
The plural of dalton is daltons.

Words near dalton in the dictionary

  1. Dalston
  2. Dalstons
  3. Dalswinton
  4. dalteparin
  5. Dalto
  6. dalton
  7. Dalton Holme
  8. Dalton Town with Newton
  9. Dalton's law
  10. Dalton-in-Furness
  11. Dalton-on-Tees

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dalton (page history and authors); Dalton (page history and authors); dalton (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dalton (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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