relative atomic mass definition
1. relative atomic mass - (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units. atomic mass, atomic weight. mass-the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field.
1 The strict definition of relative atomic mass (Ar) is that it equals the average mass of all the isotopic atoms present in the element compared to 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom (relative isotopic mass of 12.0000).