Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bohr

/bˈɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: bohr
IPA: /bˈɔɹ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Bohr radius.

name

Etymology

German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn. Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr, recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.

Inflected Forms

bohrs (plural)

Derived Forms

bohrate bohriate bohrium nielsbohrium

Phrases

Bohr atom Bohr model Bohr orbit Bohr theory Rutherford-Bohr model

Synonyms

Bohr radius

Homonyms

baur

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bohr?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɔɹ/.
What does bohr mean?: Synonym of Bohr radius.
Where does bohr come from?: German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn. Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr, recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.

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