Millikan

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Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • A surname: "Millikan" is primarily recognized as a surname, most famously associated with the American physicist Robert A. Millikan.
    • Referring to Robert A. Millikan: The word is used to specifically denote the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who conducted the famous oil-drop experiment.
Usage Examples
  • Proper noun:
    • The Millikan oil-drop experiment was crucial for measuring the charge of the electron.
    • Robert Millikan received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923.
Advanced Usage
  • "Millikan" in scientific context: Used attributively to name concepts, awards, or places named in his honor.
    • She studied at the Millikan Library at Caltech.
    • The Millikan award is given for excellence in physics teaching.
Variants and Related Words
  • Millikanesque (adj, rare): Characteristic of or resembling the work or methods of Robert Millikan.
    • The precision of the measurement was Millikanesque.
Synonyms
  • Robert Andrews Millikan: The full name of the individual.
  • R. A. Millikan: A common abbreviated form.
Noun
  1. United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953)

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