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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)play

  Familiarity information: HOOKE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HOOKE (noun)


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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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