atomic mass

noun

The mass of an atom.

Meanings

nounatomic mass (countable and uncountable, plural atomic masses)

plural atomic masses

  1. countableuncountableThe mass of an atom.
  2. countableproscribeduncountableatomic weight; the average mass of atoms of an element.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan massa atòmica
  • massa atòmicamass of an atom
Chinese Mandarin 原子質量 /原子质量, 原子量
  • 原子質量 /原子质量 (yuánzǐ zhìliàng)mass of an atom
  • 原子量 (yuánzǐliàng)mass of an atom
Danish atommasse
  • atommassemass of an atom
Dutch atoommassa
  • atoommassamass of an atom
Esperanto atomomaso
  • atomomasomass of an atom
Finnish atomimassa
  • atomimassamass of an atom
French masse atomique
  • masse atomiquemass of an atom
German Atommasse
  • Atommassemass of an atom
Hungarian atomtömeg
  • atomtömegmass of an atom
Irish mais adamhach
  • mais adamhachmass of an atom
Japanese 原子量
  • 原子量 (genshiryō)mass of an atom
Korean 원자 질량
  • 원자 질량 (wonja jillyang)mass of an atom
Norwegian Bokmål atommasse
  • atommassemass of an atom
Polish masa atomowa
  • masa atomowamass of an atom
Portuguese massa atómica, massa atômica
  • massa atómicamass of an atom
  • massa atômicamass of an atom
Romanian masă atomică
  • masă atomicămass of an atom
Russian а́томная ма́сса
  • а́томная ма́сса (átomnaja mássa)mass of an atom
Spanish masa atómica
  • masa atómicamass of an atom
Swahili uzani atomia
  • uzani atomiamass of an atom
Swedish atommassa
  • atommassamass of an atom
Tagalog mulpikning bugat
  • mulpikning bugatmass of an atom
Thai มวลอะตอม
  • มวลอะตอมmass of an atom
Turkish bağıl atom kütlesi
  • bağıl atom kütlesimass of an atom
Ukrainian а́томна ма́са
  • а́томна ма́са (átomna mása)mass of an atom
Vietnamese nguyên tử khối
  • nguyên tử khốimass of an atom
Welsh màs atomig
  • màs atomigmass of an atom
Cite this entry
APA

atomic mass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20mass

MLA

“atomic mass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20mass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atomic mass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomic%20mass.

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