MeV

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A form of millielectronvolt — A unit of energy equal to one thousandth of an electronvolt, symbol meV

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

MeV1

nounMeV (countable and uncountable, plural MeVs)

plural MeVs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of megaelectron volt, 10⁶ eV.
  2. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of million electron volts, 10⁶ eV.

meV2

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of millielectronvolt.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of one million electron volts.

Broader
work unitheat unitenergy unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MeV,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MeV.

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