English Explanatory Dictionary

mass number

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus. Symbol: A

Word forms

mass number mass numbers

Etymology

Ellipsis of atomic mass number.

Synonyms

atomic mass number nucleon number

Related words

atomic mass atomic mass unit atomic number atomic weight

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