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au

/aʊ/

Meanings
noun
Abbreviation of atomic units.

Examples :

"The scientist's calculations used au for the units of length. "
physics unit

Related Words

Illustration showed

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

To display, to have somebody see (something).

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

Illustration units

units noun

/ˈjuːnɪts/ /ˈjuːnɪts/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed 5000 units of vitamin D to help improve my bone health. "

Illustration spectrophotometer

spectrophotometer noun

/ˌspektrəfoʊˈtɑːmɪtər/ /ˌspektrəfəˈtɑːmɪtər/

An instrument used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths.

"The student used a spectrophotometer to determine the concentration of dye in the solution by measuring its absorbance of different colors of light. "

Illustration reading

reading verb

/ˈɹidiŋ/

To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

"Have you read this book?"

Illustration sample

sample noun

/sæːm.pəl/ /ˈsɑːm.pəl/ /ˈsæm.pəl/

A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.

"a blood sample"

Illustration absorbance

absorbance noun

/əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩s/

A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.

"The plant's leaves showed high absorbance of red light, which helped it efficiently convert sunlight into energy. "

Illustration atomic

atomic noun

/əˈtɔm.ɪk/ /əˈtɒm.ɪk/ /əˈtɑː.mɪk/

An atomic operation.

"The bank's website uses an atomic operation to update account balances. "

Illustration calculations

calculations noun

/ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃənz/

The act or process of calculating.

"The engineer needed to perform many calculations to design the bridge. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration length

length noun

/lɛn(t)θ/

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

"The length of the classroom is 20 meters. "

Illustration abbreviation

abbreviation noun

/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

""Mr. Smith always uses the abbreviation 'etc.' instead of writing out 'et cetera'." "

Illustration scientist

scientist noun

/ˈsaɪ.ən.tɪst/

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

"The scientist studied the effects of different types of soil on plant growth. "