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HIDEKI YUKAWA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981)
Synonyms:
Hideki Yukawa; Yukawa
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Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)