"fine-structure constant" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=fine-structure constant}} fine-structure constant (uncountable)
  1. (electrodynamics) The fundamental physical value α, presumed to be constant, that characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic force. Equal to about 1/137 = 0.0072973525. Wikipedia link: fine-structure constant Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Electrodynamics Synonyms: Sommerfeld's constant, electromagnetic coupling constant Translations (fine-structure constant): সূক্ষ্ম-গঠন ধ্রুবক (śukkho-goṭhon dhrubok) (Bengali), fijnstructuurconstante (Dutch), hienorakennevakio (Finnish), constante de structure fine [feminine] (French), Feinstrukturkonstante [feminine] (German), constante de estrutura fina [feminine] (Portuguese), постоя́нная то́нкой структу́ры (postojánnaja tónkoj struktúry) [feminine] (Russian), constante de estructura fina [feminine] (Spanish), finstrukturkonstanten (Swedish)

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