Rayleigh

[ rey-lee ]

/ ˈreɪ li /

noun

John William Strutt

[struht], /strʌt/, 3rd Baron, 1842–1919, English physicist: Nobel prize 1904.

Words nearby Rayleigh

rayed, ray-finned fish, ray floret, ray flower, ray gun, Rayleigh, Rayleigh disc, Rayleigh disk, Rayleigh scattering, Rayleigh wave, rayless

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Example sentences from the Web for Rayleigh

For this purpose Lord Rayleigh recommends a mixture of solutions of blue litmus and yellow potassium chromate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various
The news that Rayleigh and Hockley had also been abandoned by the enemy came in shortly afterwards.
The Invasion|William Le Queux
To Rayleigh, however, such a procedure was inadmissible, and he sought for an explanation of his results.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900|Various
George had also the advantage of knowing Lord Rayleigh at Cambridge, and retained his friendship through his life.
Rustic Sounds|Francis Darwin

He, Rayleigh of Rayleigh Court—to sell to a stranger the park, the fields, the house!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Rayleigh

Rayleigh

/ (ˈreɪlɪ) /

noun

Lord, title of John William Strutt, 1842–1919, British physicist. He discovered argon (1894) with Ramsay and made important contributions to the theory of sound, the theory of scattering of radiation, etc. Nobel prize for physics 1904

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Scientific definitions for Rayleigh

Rayleigh

[ rā′lē ]

Third Baron Title of John William Strutt 1842-1919

British physicist whose investigation of the densities of gases led to his discovery (with Sir William Ramsay) of the noble gas argon in 1894. For this work he won the 1904 Nobel Prize for physics.

单词	rayleigh
释义	Rayleigh [ rey-lee ] / ˈreɪ li / noun John William Strutt [struht], /strʌt/, 3rd Baron, 1842–1919, English physicist: Nobel prize 1904. Words nearby Rayleigh rayed, ray-finned fish, ray floret, ray flower, ray gun, Rayleigh, Rayleigh disc, Rayleigh disk, Rayleigh scattering, Rayleigh wave, rayless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Rayleigh For this purpose Lord Rayleigh recommends a mixture of solutions of blue litmus and yellow potassium chromate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6\|Various The news that Rayleigh and Hockley had also been abandoned by the enemy came in shortly afterwards. The Invasion\|William Le Queux To Rayleigh, however, such a procedure was inadmissible, and he sought for an explanation of his results. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900\|Various George had also the advantage of knowing Lord Rayleigh at Cambridge, and retained his friendship through his life. Rustic Sounds\|Francis Darwin He, Rayleigh of Rayleigh Court—to sell to a stranger the park, the fields, the house! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Rayleigh Rayleigh / (ˈreɪlɪ) / noun Lord, title of John William Strutt, 1842–1919, British physicist. He discovered argon (1894) with Ramsay and made important contributions to the theory of sound, the theory of scattering of radiation, etc. Nobel prize for physics 1904 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Rayleigh Rayleigh [ rā′lē ] Third Baron Title of John William Strutt 1842-1919 British physicist whose investigation of the densities of gases led to his discovery (with Sir William Ramsay) of the noble gas argon in 1894. For this work he won the 1904 Nobel Prize for physics. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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