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ERNEST RUTHERFORD
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• ERNEST RUTHERFORD (noun)
The noun ERNEST RUTHERFORD 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: ERNEST RUTHERFORD used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)
Classified under:
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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