дальтон
The Russian word for the atomic mass unit "dalton" is дальтон.
The term дальтон is used as a noun to refer to the atomic mass unit.
Meaning: atomic mass unit (noun)
Did you know?
- The word дальтон is used in Russian not only for the atomic mass unit but also as a shorthand for a person with red-green color blindness, who is called a дальтоник.
- Because it is a proper name used as a unit, you will never see дальтон capitalized in the middle of a sentence unless it starts a sentence.
- The Russian language uses the same root дальтон to refer to both the physicist John Dalton and the mass unit, without changing the spelling.
Examples in context
- Этот изотоп имеет массу в несколько дальтон.Etot izotop imeyet massu v neskol'ko dal'ton.This isotope has a mass of several daltons.
Example conversation
Dmitry and Maria are discussing a chemistry assignment in the library.
- Дмитрий DmitryМария, ты понимаешь, как считать массу в дальтон?Mariya, ty ponimayesh', kak schitat' massu v dal'ton?Maria, do you understand how to calculate mass in daltons?
- Мария MariaДа, Дмитрий, это довольно просто.Da, Dmitriy, eto dovol'no prosto.Yes, Dmitry, it is quite simple.
- Дмитрий DmitryТогда помоги мне с этой задачей.Togda pomogi mne s etoy zadachey.Then help me with this problem.
- Мария MariaКонечно, давай посмотрим вместе.Konechno, davay posmotrim vmeste.Of course, let's look at it together.
