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bethe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
bethe
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.

name

A surname from German.

name

Ellipsis of Hans Bethe, a physicist.

Etymology

Decapitalization of Bethe. Coined by astrophysicist Gerald E. Brown. Named after astrophysicist Hans Bethe, his collaborator on papers where this value frequently occurs.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bethes (plural)

Derived Forms

B. B bethe

Phrases

Bethe ansatz Bethe cycle Bethe-Feynman formula Bethe formula Bethe lattice Bethe-Salpeter equation Bethe-Slater curve Bethe-Weizsäcker cycle

Synonyms

B. B foe

Questions

What does bethe mean?
A unit of energy equivalent to 10⁵¹ ergs, or 10⁴⁴ joules.
Where does bethe come from?
It is traced to German.

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