Avogadro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌavəˈɡɑːdɹəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑvəˈɡɑdɹoʊ/, /ˌɑvoʊˈɡɑdɹoʊ/

Proper noun

Avogadro

1. Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist
2. A lunar crater named in his honour.

Derived terms

• Avogadro's law
• Avogadro's number, Avogadro constant

Translations

name

• Greek: Αβογκάντρο (el) m (Avogkántro)

Further reading

• Amedeo Avogadro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Avogadro (crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan Avogadro, a surname derived from Latin advocātor via the nominative. Doublet of avogadore (“lawyer”), also borrowed from Venetan, this time from the Latin accusative advocātōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.voˈɡa.dro/
• Rhymes: -adro
• Hyphenation: A‧vo‧gà‧dro

Proper noun

Avogadro m

1. a surname

   Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist

Derived terms

• costante di Avogadro, numero di Avogadro
• legge di Avogadro