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WIGNER
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• WIGNER (noun)
The noun WIGNER has 1 sense:
1. United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (1902-1995)
Familiarity information: WIGNER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (1902-1995)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Eugene Paul Wigner; Eugene Wigner; Wigner
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
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