"van der Waals radius" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: van der Waals radii [plural]
Etymology: Named after Johannes Diderik van der Waals, the first to recognise that atoms were not simply points and to demonstrate the physical consequences of their size. Head templates: {{en-noun|van der Waals radii|head=van der Waals radius}} van der Waals radius (plural van der Waals radii)
  1. (physics) The radius of an imaginary hard sphere representing the distance of closest approach from one atom to another. Categories (topical): Physics

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