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Sommerfeld's constant

Sommerfeld's constant proper noun: the fine-structure constant.

Proper noun

Sommerfeld's constant

  1. The fine-structure constant.

Origin of Sommerfeld's constant

Named after German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld.

Questions about Sommerfeld's constant

What does Sommerfeld's constant mean?
Sommerfeld's constant means the fine-structure constant.
What part of speech is Sommerfeld's constant?
Sommerfeld's constant is a proper noun.

Words near Sommerfeld's constant in the dictionary

  1. Sommerfeld
  2. Sommerfeld factor
  3. Sommerfeld factors
  4. Sommerfeld parameter
  5. Sommerfeld parameters
  6. Sommerfeld's constant
  7. Sommerfelds
  8. Sommerfeldt
  9. Sommerfeldts
  10. Sommerfield
  11. sommers

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