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RUTHERFORD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)
Synonyms:
Ernest Rutherford; First Baron Rutherford; First Baron Rutherford of Nelson; Rutherford
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819)
Synonyms:
Daniel Rutherford; Rutherford
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("rutherford" is a kind of...):
radioactivity unit (a measure of radioactivity)
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