CHEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chen mean? 

• CHEN (noun)
  The noun CHEN has 1 sense:

1. wild goose having white adult plumage

  Familiarity information: CHEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wild goose having white adult plumage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chen; subgenus Chen

Hypernyms ("Chen" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Chen"):

blue goose; Chen caerulescens (North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter)

Holonyms ("Chen" is a member of...):

Anser; genus Anser (typical geese)

 Context examples 

An international team led by Dr. Shaochen Chen at the University of California, San Diego, set out to develop a nanoparticle-based detoxification device that wouldn’t be hazardous to patients.

(3-D gel-nanoparticle device detoxifies blood, NIH)

Researchers, led by Professor Rui-Min Chen, analysed various measurements of the children's weight and metabolic health.

(Supplements of 'Good Bacteria' Can Enhance Weight Loss in Dieters, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The engineers who developed the technique, Fei Chen, Paul Tillberg and Edward Boyden at MIT, assert it offers the ability to image large, intact, 3-D brain structures with nanoscale precision for the first time.

(Bigger is better for brain tissue understanding, NSF)