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BROCKHOUSE
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• BROCKHOUSE (noun)
The noun BROCKHOUSE has 1 sense:
1. Canadian physicist who bounced neutron beams off of atomic nuclei to study the structure of matter (1918-2003)
Familiarity information: BROCKHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Canadian physicist who bounced neutron beams off of atomic nuclei to study the structure of matter (1918-2003)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bertram Brockhouse; Brockhouse
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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