释义 |
geiger-nut·tall law noun also geiger-nuttall relation \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nəd.ˌȯl-\ Usage: usually capitalized G&N Etymology: after H. Geiger and John M. Nuttall died 1958 British physicist : a statement in nuclear physics: for an alpha-emitting radioactive substance the logarithm of the decay constant and the logarithm of the range in air of the emitted alpha rays are in linear relation to each other |