millielectronvolt

noun

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

OriginEnglish electronvolt ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle →
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Meanings

nounmillielectronvolt (plural millielectronvolts)

plural millielectronvolts

  1. natural sciencesA unit of energy equal to one thousandth of an electronvolt, symbol meV

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Englishelectronvolt
  13. Englishmillielectronvolt

From milli- + electronvolt.

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