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CHARLES FRANKLIN KETTERING
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• CHARLES FRANKLIN KETTERING (noun)
The noun CHARLES FRANKLIN KETTERING has 1 sense:
1. United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
Familiarity information: CHARLES FRANKLIN KETTERING used as a noun is very rare.
• CHARLES FRANKLIN KETTERING (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Franklin Kettering; Charles Kettering; Kettering
Instance hypernyms:
applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)
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