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電子伏

简电子伏 · 繁電子伏

Mandarin · pinyin diàn zǐ fú

electron volt (unit of energy used in particle physics, approximately 10⁻¹⁹ joules)

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電: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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4–3–2 · dian4 zi3 fu2

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noun

(physics) electron volt

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