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JOHN TUZO WILSON

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Overview

JOHN TUZO WILSON (noun)
  The noun JOHN TUZO WILSON has 1 sense:

1. Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)play

  Familiarity information: JOHN TUZO WILSON used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JOHN TUZO WILSON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Tuzo Wilson; Wilson

Instance hypernyms:

geophysicist (a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth)


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