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Swedish theologian (1688-1772)
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svedberg
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A svedberg unit (symbol S , sometimes Sv ) is a non- SI unit for sedimentation rate. The sedimentation rate for a particle of a given size and shape measures how fast the particle 'settles', the sedimentation . It is often used to reflect the rate at which ...
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n. A non-SI unit of sedimentation rate (symbol S or Sv), the rate at which particles of a given size and shape travel to the bottom of a tube under centrifugal force.
Usage examples of svedberg.
By now, it had been officially acknowledged that Eddie, Larry, Hans, and Swedish sailor Bjorn Svedberg had been killed in action at Wismar, but the situation in Magdeburg had not left time for the release of a detailed statement.
Lieutenants Edward Cantrell and Lawrence Wild of the United States Navy were killed defending Wismar, as was Able Seaman Bjorn Svedberg of the Swedish Royal Navy.
The tube is the size of the Svedberg centrifuge and chromatography equipment combined.
Bjorn Svedberg was a bit on the scrawny side for a proper Viking, but he certainly had the blond hair and beard for the role.
Splinters flew like smaller, flatter axes, and Bjorn Svedberg screamed as one of them ripped through his chest.