Associations to the word «Dalton»

Wiktionary

DALTON, proper noun. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
DALTON, proper noun. A habitational surname​.
DALTON, proper noun. John Dalton, English chemist.
DALTON, proper noun. A male given name transferred from the surname.
DALTON, noun. (chemistry) a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)
DALTON, noun. (physics) the atomic mass unit

Dictionary definition

DALTON, noun. 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).

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras