rydberg

[ rid-burg ]
/ ˈrɪd bɜrg /

noun Physics.

a unit of energy used in atomic physics, equal to 13.606 electron-volts. Abbreviation: ry

Origin of rydberg

named for Johannes Robert Rydberg (1854–1919), Swedish physicist

Words nearby rydberg

ryan, ryazan, rybinsk, rybnik, rydal, rydberg, ryder, ryder cup, rye, rye bread, rye whiskey

Example sentences from the Web for rydberg

  • They were at first attributed (by Rydberg) to hydrogen and were called “additional lines of hydrogen”.

    Lectures on Stellar Statistics |Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier

  • They take their coffee in the Caf Rydberg and look at catalogues of coins until six.

    The Red Room |August Strindberg