Meanings
nounRydberg constant (plural Rydberg constants)
plural Rydberg constants
- natural sciencesA universal scaling factor for all spectroscopic transitions.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element
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rydbergrydberg unit
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Origin
From Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Rydberg-Konstante
- Rydberg-Konstanteuniversal scaling factor
Hungarian Rydberg-állandó
- Rydberg-állandóuniversal scaling factor
Spanish constante de Rydberg
- constante de Rydberguniversal scaling factor
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APA
Rydberg constant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rydberg%20constant
MLA
“Rydberg constant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rydberg%20constant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rydberg constant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rydberg%20constant.
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