Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screening constant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: screen-ing -con-stant
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the screening / shielding of an electron from the charge of the nucleus by other, inner electrons

Inflected Forms

screening constants (plural)

Questions

What does screening constant mean?: A measure of the screening / shielding of an electron from the charge of the nucleus by other, inner electrons

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