| English Dictionary |
CHARLES THOMSON REES WILSON
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
• CHARLES THOMSON REES WILSON (noun)
The noun CHARLES THOMSON REES WILSON has 1 sense:
1. Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
Familiarity information: CHARLES THOMSON REES WILSON used as a noun is very rare.
• CHARLES THOMSON REES WILSON (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson; Wilson
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments." (English proverb)
"Who sleeps warmly can also be cold." (Albanian proverb)
"While the word is yet unspoken, you are master of it; when once it is spoken, it is master of you." (Arabic proverb)
"East or West, home is best." (Czech proverb)
"Who sleeps warmly can also be cold." (Albanian proverb)
"While the word is yet unspoken, you are master of it; when once it is spoken, it is master of you." (Arabic proverb)
"East or West, home is best." (Czech proverb)