Dalton

See also: dalton

English

Etymology

From Old English dæl (valley) + tun (settlement).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɔːltən/

Proper noun

Dalton

  1. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
  2. A city in and the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia, USA.
  3. A habitational surname.
  4. John Dalton, English chemist.
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Noun

Dalton (plural Daltons)

  1. (chemistry) 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)

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