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Planck's constant
(Planck's con|stant)
Pronunciation:
/plaŋks/
(also
Planck constant
)
noun
Physics
a fundamental constant, equal to the energy of a quantum of electromagnetic radiation divided by its frequency, with a value of 6.626 × 10
−34
joules.
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