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MICHELSON
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• MICHELSON (noun)
The noun MICHELSON has 1 sense:
1. United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
Familiarity information: MICHELSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
A. A. Michelson; Albert Abraham Michelson; Albert Michelson; Michelson
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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