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svedbergMain Entry: sved·berg Pronunciation: \ˈsved-ˌbərg, ˈsfed-, -ˌber-ē\ Function: noun Etymology: The Svedberg Date: 1937 : a unit of time amounting to 10−13 second that is used to measure the sedimentation velocity of a colloidal solution (as of a protein) in an ultracentrifuge and to determine molecular weight by substitution in an equation —called also svedberg unit
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