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WALTON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995)
Synonyms:
E. T. S. Walton; Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton; Ernest Walton; Walton
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683)
Synonyms:
Izaak Walton; Walton
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 3
Meaning:
English composer (1902-1983)
Synonyms:
Sir William Turner Walton; Sir William Walton; Walton; William Walton
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)
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