ATOMIC NUMBER
Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number mean? • ATOMIC NUMBER (noun)
The noun ATOMIC NUMBER has 1 sense:
1. the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ATOMIC NUMBER (noun)
Meaning:
The order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("atomic number" is a kind of...):
number (a concept of quantity derived from zero and units)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomic number"):
magic number (the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126)
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