RUTHERFORD ATOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rutherford atom mean? 

• RUTHERFORD ATOM (noun)
  The noun RUTHERFORD ATOM has 1 sense:

1. first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge

  Familiarity information: RUTHERFORD ATOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUTHERFORD ATOM (noun)

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Meaning:

First modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Rutherford atom" is a kind of...):

atomic theory (a theory of the structure of the atom)