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VAN DE GRAAFF
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• VAN DE GRAAFF (noun)
The noun VAN DE GRAAFF has 1 sense:
1. United States physicist (1901-1967)
Familiarity information: VAN DE GRAAFF used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States physicist (1901-1967)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Robert Jemison Van de Graaff; Robert Van de Graaff; Van de Graaff
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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