HIDEKI YUKAWA

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Meaning:

Japanese mathematical physicist who proposed that nuclear forces are mediated by massive particles called mesons which are analogous to the photon in mediating electromagnetic forces (1907-1981)

Synonyms:

Hideki Yukawa; Yukawa

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)

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