Avogadro

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌavəˈɡɑːdɹəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑvəˈɡɑdɹoʊ/, /ˌɑvoʊˈɡɑdɹoʊ/

Proper noun

Avogadro

  1. Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist
  2. A lunar crater named in his honour.

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Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan Avogadro, a surname derived from Latin advocātor via the nominative. Doublet of avogadore (lawyer), also borrowed from Venetan, this time from the Latin accusative advocātōrem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.voˈɡa.dro/
  • Rhymes: -adro
  • Hyphenation: A‧vo‧gà‧dro

Proper noun

Avogadro m

  1. a surname
    Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist

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