English Explanatory Dictionary

svedberg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
name
  1. A surname from Swedish.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of svedberg (“unit of sedimentation rate”).

Word forms

svedberg svedbergs

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Svedberg unit

Related words

mul:Sv mul:S Svedberg
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