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svedberg

svedberg noun: a non-SI unit of sedimentation rate (symbol S or Sv), the rate at which particles of a given size and shape travel to the bottom of a tube under centrifugal force.

Noun (1)

svedberg (plural svedbergs)

  1. A non-SI unit of sedimentation rate (symbol S or Sv), the rate at which particles of a given size and shape travel to the bottom of a tube under centrifugal force.
    Synonyms:
    Svedberg unit

Proper noun capitalized: Svedberg

Svedberg (plural Svedbergs)

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Noun (2) capitalized: Svedberg

Svedberg (plural Svedbergs)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of svedberg (“unit of sedimentation rate”).

Synonyms of svedberg

Forms of svedberg

Noun
pluralsvedbergs
pluralSvedbergs
Proper noun
pluralSvedbergs

Origin of svedberg

From Swedish Svedberg. Named after the Swedish chemist Theodor Svedberg (1884–1971).

Borrowed from Swedish Svedberg.

Phrases with svedberg

Questions about svedberg

What does svedberg mean?
Svedberg means a non-SI unit of sedimentation rate (symbol S or Sv), the rate at which particles of a given size and shape travel to the bottom of a tube under centrifugal force.
What part of speech is svedberg?
Svedberg can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of svedberg?
The plural of svedberg is svedbergs.

Words near svedberg in the dictionary

  1. Svec
  2. Svecofennian
  3. Svecoman
  4. Svecomans
  5. Svecs
  6. svedberg
  7. Svedberg unit
  8. Svedberg units
  9. svedbergs
  10. Svedmyra
  11. Sveg

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