While there is no one way to eat French fries, there is also no one way to refer to it either. In North America, you will order a side of âfriesâ, to go with a burger usually, or a hot dog. The fries are usually elongated, deep fried and eaten with the fingers.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: dalton(Noun) the atomic mass unit. Dalton(Noun) a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton) Dalton(ProperNoun) Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland.
Dalton was an English chemist and teacher who used experimental evidence to form the atomic theory of matter: 1  All elements are composed (made up) of atoms. 2  All atoms of the same element are alike. 3  Atoms of different elements are different. 4  Atoms of different elements combine to form a compound. These atoms have to be in definite whole number ratios. For example, water is a compound made up of 2 atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. (A ratio of 2:1) Three atoms of hydrogen and 2 atoms of oxygen cannot combine to make water. Chemical reactions occur when atoms are separated, joined, or rearranged.