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PROKHOROV
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)
Synonyms:
Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov; Aleksandr Prokhorov; Prokhorov
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Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)