WILLIAM SHOCKLEY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase william shockley. (close relations)
Definition of WILLIAM SHOCKLEY
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Best Alternative Words for WILLIAM SHOCKLEY
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| engineer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems • the operator of a railway locomotive verb • design as an engineer • plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | ||||||||
| founder | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse • a person who founds or establishes some institution • a worker who makes metal castings verb • fail utterly; collapse • sink below the surface • break down, literally or metaphorically • stumble and nearly fall | ||||||||
| inventor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is the first to think of or make something | ||||||||
| physicist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a scientist trained in physics | ||||||||
| scientist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | ||||||||
| transistor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a semiconductor device capable of amplification | ||||||||
| semiconductors | nounn | |||||||
noun • a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities • a conductor made with semiconducting material | ||||||||
| nobel laureate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • winner of a Nobel prize | ||||||||
| shockley | ||||||||
noun • United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989) | ||||||||
| william bradford shockley | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989) | ||||||||
