FIRST BARON RUTHERFORD OF NELSON

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• FIRST BARON RUTHERFORD OF NELSON (noun)
The noun FIRST BARON RUTHERFORD OF NELSON has 1 sense:

1. British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)

Familiarity information: FIRST BARON RUTHERFORD OF NELSON used as a noun is very rare.

• FIRST BARON RUTHERFORD OF NELSON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ernest Rutherford; First Baron Rutherford; First Baron Rutherford of Nelson; Rutherford

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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