Bohr radius

noun Physics.

(in the Bohr atom) the radius of the electron orbit having the lowest energy.

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Also called atomic unit of length.

Origin of Bohr radius

First recorded in 1955–60; after N. Bohr

Words nearby Bohr radius

Bohr atom, Bohr effect, bohrium, Bohr magneton, Bohr, Niels, Bohr radius, Bohr theory, bohunk, boi, Boiardo, Boieldieu
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