millielectronvolt

See also: milliélectronvolt

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Indo-European *smih₂

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-lom

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom

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Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂

Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂

Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī

Latin mīlleder.

French milli-

English milli-

English electronvolt

English millielectronvolt

From milli- + electronvolt.

Noun

millielectronvolt (plural millielectronvolts)

1. (physics) A unit of energy equal to one thousandth of an electronvolt, symbol meV