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DIRAC
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• DIRAC (noun)
The noun DIRAC has 1 sense:
1. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)
Familiarity information: DIRAC used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dirac; Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
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