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SIR EDWARD VICTOR APPLETON
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• SIR EDWARD VICTOR APPLETON (noun)
The noun SIR EDWARD VICTOR APPLETON has 1 sense:
1. English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
Familiarity information: SIR EDWARD VICTOR APPLETON used as a noun is very rare.
• SIR EDWARD VICTOR APPLETON (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Appleton; Edward Appleton; Sir Edward Victor Appleton
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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