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Definition: Dalton

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844).[Wordnet].

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"Dalton" is a common misspelling or typo for: Walton, daltons.

Date "Dalton" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1548. (references)

Specialty Definition: Dalton

Domain Definition
Administration A unit of molecular weight; a unit of mass convenient for the expression of the mass of atoms, being one-sixteenth the mass of an oxygen atom. It equals approximately 1.65 X 10 grams. Named after the English chemist and physicist John Dalton (1766-1844). Used frequently for sizing particles trapped by semipermeable membrane filters. (references)
Aerospace 1: = atomic mass unit. (references)
  2: An atomic mass unit. A unit of mass that equals 1/12 the mass of the most abundant isotope of carbon (12C), which is assigned a mass of 12. (references)
Geology 1: A unit of measurement equal to the mass of a hydrogen atom, 1.67 x 10E-24 gram/L (Avogadro's number). (references)
  2: A unit of mass that equals the weight of a hydrogen atom, or 1.657 x 10 grams. Named for John Dalton, an early nineteenth century British chemist who proposed the atomic theory of matter. (references)
Wikipedic DALTON (named after John Dalton) is a quantum chemistry program. It is capable of calculating various molecular properties using the Hartree-Fock, MP2, MCSCF and coupled cluster theories. Version 2.0 of DALTON added support for density functional theory calculations. (references)

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Common Expressions: Dalton

Expressions Definition
Abby Dalton Abby Dalton (born August 15, 1935 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the mother of Kathleen Kinmont, and her sons-in-law are Jere Burns and Lorenzo Lamas. Her birthname was Marlene Wasden. (references)
Dalton (Chrono Trigger) Dalton is a non playable character (NPC) in the Chrono Trigger video game. (references)
Dalton (crater) Dalton is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon's near side. It is attached to the eastern rim of the Einstein walled plain, with Balboa crater lying just to the north and Vasco da Gama crater due south. The rim of this crater is not heavily eroded, and the interior walls are terraced. The interior floor has a system of rilles that are generally concentric with the inner wall. There is a small crater near the southern inner wall, and another at the north face of the small central peak. (references)
Dalton (One Piece) Dalton was guard under the evil king Wapol until he realized the evil ways of his ruler. He then decided to fight against him. (references)
Dalton Camp The Honourable Dalton Kingsley Camp, PC, OC, M.Sc, LL.D (September 11, 1920 - March 18, 2002) was a Canadian journalist, politician, political strategist and commentator and supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Despite having never been elected to a seat in the House of Commons, he was a prominent and influential politician and a popular commentator for decades. He is a central figure in Red Toryism. (references)
Dalton Gang The Dalton Gang was an infamous outlaw group in the old West of the United States in the 1890s. They specialized in bank and train robberies. Their name is associated with Jesse James, though they acted later and independently of the James Gang. (references)
Dalton Highway The James W. Dalton Highway (or simply Dalton Highway) is a 666 km (414 mile) long road that begins north of Fairbanks, Alaska, at a junction with the Elliott Highway and terminates near the Arctic Ocean in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Once known as the Haul Road, it was built as a supply road to support the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in 1974. The Dalton Highway is designated as Alaska State Highway 11. (references)
Dalton Humphrey The owner of Dalton Humphrey's Everything Store who has developed incredible fine-motor skills from penny-pinching. His junk store is filled with junk that's only worth something if you want to buy it. Curmudgeonly, Dalton laughs himself silly over Yuppies who pay for junk just because it has character, but he's delighted to oblige them, and isn't above making things more antique with his hammer. (references)
Dalton Iceberg Tongue The Dalton Iceberg Tongue (66°15'S"121 30°E') is a large iceberg tongue that extends seaward from the eastern part of Moscow University Ice Shelf. The feature was partly delineated from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). It was mapped on the basis of observation by Phillip Law from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in 1958, and visited in February 1960 by the ANARE (Magga Dan) led by Phillip Law. (references)
Dalton McCarthy Dalton McCarthy (October 10 1836 - May 11 1898), or D'Alton McCarthy, was a Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian. (references)
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Specialty Expressions: Dalton

Expressions Domain Definition
Dalton law Aerospace The empirical generalization that for many so-called perfect gases, a mixture of these gases will have a pressure equal to the sum of the partial pressures that each of the gases would have as sole component with the same volume and temperature, provided there is no chemical interaction. (references)
Dalton law of partial pressure Aerospace = Dalton law. (references)

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Extended Definition: Dalton

Dalton

For people with the surname 'Dalton', see Dalton (surname).

Dalton may refer to:

  • Dalton, (Da), the atomic mass unit, after chemist John Dalton
  • The Dalton School, a private school in New York City
  • Dalton (crater), a lunar crater
  • Dalton (program), an ab initio quantum chemistry program
  • Daltons, a weekly newspaper
  • Dalton Transactions, a scientific journal covering inorganic chemistry
  • Jesse and Festus, once known as The Daltons, a professional wrestling tag team made up of Jesse Dalton and Festus Dalton

Places in the United Kingdom:

Places in the United States:

  • Dalton, Georgia
  • Dalton, Massachusetts
  • Dalton, Minnesota
  • Dalton, Missouri
  • Dalton, Nebraska
  • Dalton, New Hampshire
  • Dalton, Ohio
  • Dalton, Pennsylvania
See also: Dalton Township

A place in Israel:

People with the given name Dalton:

  • Dalton McGuinty, Ontario's Premier
  • Dalton Alan Munaretto, a Brazilian footballer
  • Dalton Conley, an American sociologist
  • The Dalton Gang, brotherhood of outlaws in the American Old West

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Dalton". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Dalton

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dalton McGuinty 72     Abby Dalton 6
John Dalton 60     Andrew Dalton 3
Timothy Dalton 40     Andy Dalton 15
Dalton 39     Andy Dalton (American football) 6
Joseph Dalton Hooker 34     Antico Dalton 2
Hugh Dalton 28     Audrey Dalton 3
Jon Dalton 24     Barney Dalton 3
Thomas Dalton and Lucy Lew 23     Brad Dalton 2
Dalton School 22     Cal Dalton 4
Dalton Trumbo 20     Cami Dalton 7
Dalton City, Illinois 19     Chuck Dalton 3
Mark Dalton 17     Clifford Dalton 3
Dalton (Buffyverse) 17     Dalton 39
Theodore Roosevelt Dalton 16     Dalton (Buffyverse) 17
Dalton Township, Michigan 16     Dalton (crater) 10
Roque Dalton 16     Dalton (program) 3
Andy Dalton 15     Dalton (surname) 6
Dalton Gardens, Idaho 15     Dalton Alan Munaretto 6
Jack Dalton 15     Dalton Armoury 4
Dalton Gang 15     Dalton Baldwin 2
Dalton Highway 13     Dalton Bales 4
Henry Dalton 13     Dalton Boutte 3
John Dalton (musician) 13     Dalton Camp 9
Dalton Prejean 12     Dalton Castle 3
Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana 11     Dalton City, Illinois 19
Mark Dalton (porn star) 11     Dalton Conley 5
Dalton State College 10     Dalton Conyngham 5
John N. Dalton 10     Dalton E. McFarland 3
South Dalton 10     Dalton Gang 15
Dalton (crater) 10     Dalton Gardens, Idaho 15
John Howard Dalton 9     Dalton Gates 7
Dalton Transactions 9     Dalton Gates railway station 3
James Dalton 9     Dalton Gooding 4
Dalton Municipal Airport 9     Dalton Grant 7
Henry Dalton (police officer) 9     Dalton Hall 2
Harry Dalton 9     Dalton High School (Ohio) 4
Dalton Camp 9     Dalton Highway 13
Ruth Dalton 9     Dalton Hilliard 6
Dalton United F.C. 8     Dalton Holme 8
Dalton Plan 8     Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library 8
Dalton Holme 8     Dalton Iceberg Tongue 4
Kay Dalton 8     Dalton International 3
Dalton Holmes Davis Memorial Library 8     Dalton James 3
James Langley Dalton 8     Dalton Jones 7
Cami Dalton 7     Dalton Junction rail crash 6
Jack Dalton (EastEnders) 7     Dalton Maag 5
Dalton Gates 7     Dalton Main Collieries Ltd. 4
Tristram Dalton 7     Dalton McCarthy 5
Lional Dalton 7     Dalton McGuinty 72
North Dalton 7     Dalton McGuinty, Sr. 4
Dalton railway station 7     Dalton Minimum 3
Dalton Grant 7     Dalton Municipal Airport 9
Dalton Jones 7     Dalton Park 2
Abby Dalton 6     Dalton Piercy 3
Elaine S. Dalton 6     Dalton Plan 8
Lawrence Dalton 6     Dalton Prejean 12
Dalton Alan Munaretto 6     Dalton railway station 7
Dalton (surname) 6     Dalton School 22
Dennis Dalton 6     Dalton State College 10
Andy Dalton (American football) 6     Dalton Township 2
Margot Dalton 6     Dalton Township, Michigan 16
Larry Dalton 6     Dalton Township, Ontario 2
Dalton Hilliard 6     Dalton Township, Wayne County, Indiana 11
Jack Dalton (MacGyver) 6     Dalton Tradition 4
Dalton Junction rail crash 6     Dalton Trail 4
Leonard Dalton Abbott 5     Dalton Transactions 9
Sean Dalton 5     Dalton Trumbo 20
Dalton Conley 5     Dalton Trumbo's Reluctant Cabaret 3
Eric Dalton 5     Dalton United F.C. 8
Dalton Conyngham 5     Dalton v. Specter 5
John Neale Dalton 5     Darren Dalton 3
Emmett Dalton 5     Dennis Dalton 6
Karen Dalton 5     Des Dalton 4
Dalton Maag 5     Dorothy Dalton 4
USS Gloria Dalton (IX-70) 5     Elaine S. Dalton 6
J. Frank Dalton 5     Emmett Dalton 5
State v. Dalton 5     Eric Dalton 5
Howard Dalton 5     First Battle of Dalton 5
First Battle of Dalton 5     George Dalton 3
John M. Dalton 5     Harlan L. Dalton 3
Kristen Dalton 5     Harry Dalton 9
Stuart Dalton 5     Heather Dalton 3
Dalton v. Specter 5     Henry Dalton 13
Dalton McCarthy 5     Henry Dalton (police officer) 9
Des Dalton 4     Howard Dalton 5
Paul Dalton 4     Hugh Dalton 28
Dalton Main Collieries Ltd. 4     Irene Dalton 3
Dorothy Dalton 4     J. Frank Dalton 5
Dalton Gooding 4     Jack Dalton 15
Dalton Armoury 4     Jack Dalton (EastEnders) 7
Dalton Bales 4     Jack Dalton (MacGyver) 6
Richard J. Dalton 4     James Dalton 9
Dalton Trail 4     James Dalton (alternative meanings) 2
Dalton Iceberg Tongue 4     James Langley Dalton 8
John Dalton (football) 4     Jeannie Dalton 2
Lucas Dalton 4     Joe Dalton 2
Dalton McGuinty, Sr. 4     John Call Dalton 4
Louis Dalton Porter 4     John Dalton 60
Mary Dalton 4     John Dalton (alternative meanings) 3
Millican Dalton 4     John Dalton (bishop) 2
Cal Dalton 4     John Dalton (football) 4
Tony Dalton 4     John Dalton (musician) 13
Philip Dalton 4     John Howard Dalton 9
Dalton High School (Ohio) 4     John M. Dalton 5
Richard Dalton 4     John N. Dalton 10
John Call Dalton 4     John Neale Dalton 5
Dalton Tradition 4     Jon Dalton 24
Susanna Dalton 3     Joseph Dalton Hooker 34
Walter H. Dalton 3     Karen Dalton 5
Audrey Dalton 3     Katharina Dalton 3
RAF Dalton 3     Kay Dalton 8
Michael Dalton 3     Kristen Dalton 5
Irene Dalton 3     Lacy J. Dalton 3
Dalton E. McFarland 3     Larry Dalton 6
Andrew Dalton 3     Lawrence Dalton 6
Darren Dalton 3     Leonard Dalton Abbott 5
Dalton Castle 3     Lional Dalton 7
Heather Dalton 3     Louis Dalton Porter 4
Tim Dalton 3     Lucas Dalton 4
Second Battle of Dalton 3     Marc Dalton 2
Barney Dalton 3     Margot Dalton 6
Dalton Trumbo's Reluctant Cabaret 3     Mark Dalton 17
Mick Dalton 3     Mark Dalton (alternative meanings) 2
Dalton Gates railway station 3     Mark Dalton (basketball) 2
Chuck Dalton 3     Mark Dalton (porn star) 11
Lacy J. Dalton 3     Mary Dalton 4
Nora Dalton 3     Michael Dalton 3
Dalton Minimum 3     Mick Dalton 3
Harlan L. Dalton 3     Millican Dalton 4
Dalton Boutte 3     Nora Dalton 3
Dalton International 3     North Dalton 7
North Dalton Park 3     North Dalton Park 3
Dalton James 3     Paul Dalton 4
Dalton Piercy 3     Philip Dalton 4
Clifford Dalton 3     RAF Dalton 3
John Dalton (alternative meanings) 3     Richard Dalton 4
Katharina Dalton 3     Richard J. Dalton 4
Dalton (program) 3     Rick Dalton 2
George Dalton 3     Roque Dalton 16
John Dalton (bishop) 2     Ruth Dalton 9
Dalton Township, Ontario 2     Sean Dalton 5
Rick Dalton 2     Second Battle of Dalton 3
Dalton Baldwin 2     South Dalton 10
Brad Dalton 2     State v. Dalton 5
Dalton Hall 2     Stuart Dalton 5
Mark Dalton (basketball) 2     Susanna Dalton 3
Marc Dalton 2     Theodore Roosevelt Dalton 16
Jeannie Dalton 2     Thomas Dalton and Lucy Lew 23
Antico Dalton 2     Tim Dalton 3
Dalton Park 2     Timothy Dalton 40
Dalton Township 2     Tony Dalton 4
James Dalton (alternative meanings) 2     Tristram Dalton 7
Mark Dalton (alternative meanings) 2     USS Gloria Dalton (IX-70) 5
Joe Dalton 2     Walter H. Dalton 3

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"Dalton" is a common misspelling or typo for: Walton, daltons.

Synonyms: Dalton
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 chemist, physicist.
Consider also: astronomer, ohm, apothecary, pharmacist, scientist, biophysicist, coulomb, faraday, hertz, joule, kelvin, landau, lodge, oersted, roentgen, stargazer, weber, physicists.

Expression

 John Dalton.
Consider also: atomic mass unit.
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Computed Synonyms: Dalton

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.2095   Dalton     godson     godchild, goddaughter, cheapen, bargain, godsons   
 2   1.2092   Dalton     foster-son     godson, fosterling, nursling, godchild   
 3   1.0295   Dalton     DA     pa, dad, daddy, father, poppa   
 4   1.0085   Dalton     Atomic mass unit     AMU atomic mass unit, Atomic mass, atomic weight, mass unit, tension   
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Translations: Dalton

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Catalan Dalton (Dalton), John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Catalan, Spain, Andorra, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 道尔顿 (dalton), 铎尼达利敦 (John Dalton), b道尔顿 (b dalton). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 道爾頓 (dalton), 鐸尼達利惇 (John Dalton), b道爾頓 (b dalton). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Dalton (Dalton), Dalton-Brüder (Dalton Gang). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Dalton (Dalton), Timothy Dalton (Timothy Dalton), John Dalton (John Dalton), Daltononderwijs (Dalton Plan), Gebroeders Dalton (Dalton Gang). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Français pression partielle de vapeur (Dalton law of partial pressure). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
French pression partielle de vapeur (Dalton law of partial pressure). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Georgian დალტონი (John Dalton). Additional references: Georgian, Georgia, Iran, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
German Dalton (Dalton), Dalton-Brüder (Dalton Gang). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Gruzinski დალტონი (John Dalton). Additional references: Gruzinski, Georgia, Iran, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 돌턴 학교 (Dalton), 달톤 (Dalton). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 돌턴 학교 (Dalton), 달톤 (Dalton). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew דלטון (Dalton), יחידת מסה אטומית (Atomic mass unit, Dalton), טימותי דלטון (Timothy Dalton), ג'ון דלטון (John Dalton). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Dalton (Dalton), Dalton-Brüder (Dalton Gang). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Dalton (Dalton), Dalton-Brüder (Dalton Gang). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit דלטון (Dalton), יחידת מסה אטומית (Atomic mass unit, Dalton), טימותי דלטון (Timothy Dalton), ג'ון דלטון (John Dalton). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ダルトン (DA, Dalton), ドルトン (Dalton), ティモシー・ダルトン (Timothy Dalton), ジョセフ・ダルトン・フッカー (Joseph Dalton Hooker), ジョン・ドルトン (John Dalton). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Kartuli დალტონი (John Dalton). Additional references: Kartuli, Georgia, Iran, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 돌턴 학교 (Dalton), 달톤 (Dalton). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi Bröderna Dalton (Dalton Gang). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian далтон (Dalton). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) dalton (Dalton). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki далтон (Dalton). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) dalton (Dalton). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Scots Gaelic daltan (Dalton, foster-son, godson). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland John Dalton (John Dalton). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska Bröderna Dalton (Dalton Gang). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish Bröderna Dalton (Dalton Gang). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Dalton. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Dalton

Language Translations for “Dalton” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag dathagaltathagon (dalton). Additional references: Athag, Dalton. (volunteer)
Double Dutch dagaltagon (dalton). Additional references: Double Dutch, Dalton. (volunteer)
Leet ()|@|-|-()]\[ (dalton). Additional references: Leet, Dalton. (volunteer)
Oppish dopaltopon (dalton). Additional references: Oppish, Dalton. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Altonday (Dalton). Additional references: Pig Latin, Dalton. (volunteer)
Terran B Dalton (Dalton). Additional references: Terran B, Dalton. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi dubaltubon (dalton). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Dalton. (volunteer)
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