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dal·ton

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noun Physics.

Origin:
1935–40; named after J. Dalton

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Dal·ton

[dawl-tn]
noun
1.
John, 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist.
2.
Robert, 1867–92, U.S. outlaw in the West.
3.
a city in NW Georgia. 20,743.
4.
a male given name.
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dalton   (dôl'tən)  Pronunciation Key 
See atomic mass unit.
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