Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a/o

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: a/o
IPA

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

atomic percent (percent calculated by number of atoms)

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"a Pu-Fe eutectic mixture (9.5 a/o Fe)"

Etymology

A typescript approximation of a percent sign % with the top zero replaced with 'a' for atom.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

m/o at%

Questions

What does a/o mean?: atomic percent (percent calculated by number of atoms)
Where does a/o come from?: A typescript approximation of a percent sign % with the top zero replaced with 'a' for atom.

How to pronounce a/o

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