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THOMAS YOUNG
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
Synonyms:
Thomas Young; Young
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Instance hypernyms:
Egyptologist (an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology)
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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