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FRANCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964)

Synonyms:

Franck; James Franck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890)

Synonyms:

Cesar Franck; Franck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

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