Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halo nucleus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: halo nu-cle-us
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atomic nucleus whose radius is appreciably larger than that predicted by the liquid drop model (wherein the nucleus is assumed to be a sphere of constant density).

Inflected Forms

halo nuclei (plural)

Questions

What does halo nucleus mean?: An atomic nucleus whose radius is appreciably larger than that predicted by the liquid drop model (wherein the nucleus is assumed to be a sphere of constant density).

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