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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

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Nouns denoting people

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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