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LISE MEITNER

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Overview

LISE MEITNER (noun)
  The noun LISE MEITNER has 1 sense:

1. Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968)play

  Familiarity information: LISE MEITNER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LISE MEITNER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Swedish physicist (born in Austria) who worked in the field of radiochemistry with Otto Hahn and formulated the concept of nuclear fission with Otto Frisch (1878-1968)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Lise Meitner; Meitner

Instance hypernyms:

nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)


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