Bohr radius
[ bawr-rey-dee-uhs ]
nounPhysics.
(in the Bohr atom of the Bohr model ) the radius of the electron orbit having the lowest energy.
Origin of Bohr radius
1First recorded in 1955–60; named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr
- Also called a·tom·ic u·nit of length [uh-tom-ik yoo-nituhv lengkth, length, lenth] /əˈtɒm ɪk ˈyu nɪt əv ˈlɛŋkθ, ˈlɛŋθ, ˈlɛnθ/ .
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