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Compton

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Comp·ton  (kmptn)
A city of southern California, a residential and industrial suburb between Los Angeles and Long Beach. Population: 95,700.
Compton, Arthur Holly 1892-1962.
American physicist. He shared a 1927 Nobel Prize for his discovery of the Compton effect.
Compton
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1. (Biographies) Arthur Holly. 1892-1962, US physicist, noted for his research on X-rays, gamma rays, and nuclear energy: Nobel prize for physics 1927
2. (Biographies) Denis. 1918-97, English cricketer, who played for Middlesex and England (1937-57); broke two records in 1947 scoring 3816 runs and 18 centuries in one season
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Noun1.Compton - United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energyCompton - 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)
Arthur Compton, Arthur Holly Compton
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"I wish you could see Compton," said he; "it is the most complete thing
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
And the old moated grange at Compton, nestled close under the hillside, where twenty Marianas may have lived, with its bright water-lilies in the moat, and its yew walk, "the cloister walk," and its peerless terraced gardens.
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