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US
/ˈkɑmptən/
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NOUN
- United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
How To Use Compton In A Sentence
- In addition to his work at WOI Radio, Compton sings in his church choir, assists with Iowa State's Chamber Singers student chorale and serves as organizer/agent for an a cappella men's vocal group, The Music Men.
- Virginia Woolf has become a canonical author, but Firbank, Compton-Burnett, and Pater remain relatively marginal figures.
- Dugdale states that in 1520 he obtained licence to impark two thousand acres at Overcompton and Nethercompton, _alias_ Vanishing England
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- Henry Compton was a good school, and I was a reasonable pupil - no cherub, but no devil either.
- Chodin quips: If the producers really wanted to WOW me, they would have filmed in Compton and Watts. FEATURETTE FOR THE NEW JAMES BOND FILM
- Too much of the potential triggering energy of the degraded gammas is dissipated in Compton and photoelectric interactions.
- Compton was sending the ball here, there, and everywhere with each stroke.
- Compton, who turns 33 next season, has hit the down slope of his career.
- COMPTON A doorman at a Compton bar was shot to death Saturday by a man who lured him outside, a sheriff's sergeant said. CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports
