PROKHOROV

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)

Synonyms:

Aleksandr Mikjailovich Prokhorov; Aleksandr Prokhorov; Prokhorov

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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