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CECIL FRANK POWELL
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• CECIL FRANK POWELL (noun)
The noun CECIL FRANK POWELL has 1 sense:
1. English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)
Familiarity information: CECIL FRANK POWELL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Cecil Frank Powell; Powell
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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