📖 Definitions of "Au"
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of atomic units.
- 2
Abbreviation of absorbance units.
🔄 Synonyms of "Au"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| goldnoun | (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. |
| astronomical unitnoun | (astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system. |
| atomic number 79noun | a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia |
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| Word | Definition |
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| astronomical unitnoun | (astronomy) 149,597,870,700 metres, the approximate mean distance from the Earth to the Sun (the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit), (symbol AU), used to measure distances in the solar system. |
| goldnoun | (uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. |
| atomic number 79noun | a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia |
| agnoun | (US, LGBTQ, Black lesbian slang) An aggressive (a butch woman, especially a Black butch woman); an aggressive girl. |
| matelotnoun | A sailor. |
| feunoun | (Scots law, property law, historical) Land held in feudal tenure. |
| bacnoun | A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope. |
| laitnoun | (ambitransitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To seek; search for; inquire. |
| recolletnoun | Alternative form of Recollect. [A member of a French reform branch of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans.] |
| contraire | Obsolete form of contrary. [Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.] |
| perchenoun | (historical) A former province in northwestern France, corresponding to the modern departments of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher and Sarthe. |
| moinenoun | — |
| aurumnoun | Gold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms"). |
| goldennoun | Made of, or relating to, gold. |
| aureate | Golden in color or shine. |
| auricnoun | Pertaining to an aura. |
| aurous | Relating to gold. |
| giltnoun | (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. |
| gilded | Made of gold or covered by a thin layer of gold. |
| bullionnoun | A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots. |
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