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HOOKE
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• HOOKE (noun)
The noun HOOKE has 1 sense:
1. English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term 'cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)
Familiarity information: HOOKE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term 'cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hooke; Robert Hooke
Instance hypernyms:
scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences)
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