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    ROBERT HOOKE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork and introduced the term 'cell' into biology and invented a balance spring for watches (1635-1703)play

    Synonyms:

    Hooke; Robert Hooke

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences)

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