RAYLEIGH

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• RAYLEIGH (noun)
  The noun RAYLEIGH has 1 sense:

1. English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)

  Familiarity information: RAYLEIGH used as a noun is very rare.

• RAYLEIGH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John William Strutt; Lord Rayleigh; Rayleigh; Third Baron Rayleigh

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)