name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bohr
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CMU ARPABET: B AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of Bohr radius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: physical
Qualifier: quantum mechanics
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bohr radius
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Niels Bohr, Niels Henrik David Bohr
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nuclear physicist
History
Etymology
German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn. Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr, recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.