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FRANCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964)
Synonyms:
Franck; James Franck
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Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890)
Synonyms:
Cesar Franck; Franck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)