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Meaning of HOOKE
Pronunciation:
hûk
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Definition:
[n]
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)
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Synonyms:
Robert Hooke
See Also:
man of science
,
scientist
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