| English Dictionary |
KIRCHHOFF
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
• KIRCHHOFF (noun)
The noun KIRCHHOFF has 1 sense:
1. German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)
Familiarity information: KIRCHHOFF used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
G. R. Kirchhoff; Gustav Robert Kirchhoff; Kirchhoff
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"It's the empty can that makes the most noise." (English proverb)
"The seeker is a finder." (Afghanistan proverb)
"A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie." (Chinese proverb)
"If a caged bird isn't singing for love, it's singing in a rage." (Corsican proverb)
"The seeker is a finder." (Afghanistan proverb)
"A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie." (Chinese proverb)
"If a caged bird isn't singing for love, it's singing in a rage." (Corsican proverb)