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    JOHN TYNDALL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893)play

    Synonyms:

    John Tyndall; Tyndall

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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