English noun: atomic weight | |||
1. | atomic weight (attribute) (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units | ||
Synonyms | atomic mass, relative atomic mass | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mass | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | combining weight, eq, equivalent, equivalent weight, meq, milliequivalent | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||