Definition of John William Strutt

1. Noun. English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919).

Exact synonyms: Lord Rayleigh, Rayleigh, Third Baron Rayleigh
Generic synonyms: Physicist

Lexicographical Neighbors of John William Strutt

John Uhler
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John Van Vleck
John Vanbrugh
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John Walker
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John Wickliffe
John Wiclif
John Wilkes
John Wilkes Booth
John William Strutt (current term)
John Witherspoon
John Wyclif
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John dory
John le Carre
John o' Groats
John the Baptist
John the Divine
John the Evangelist
John von Neumann
Johnathan
Johncock
Johne's bacillus
Johne's disease

Literary usage of John William Strutt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Principles of Physics by Henry Smith Carhart, Horatio Nelson Chute (1912)
"Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt) was born at Essex in 1842, and graduated from Cambridge University in 1865. In 1884 he was appointed professor of ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1874)
"John William Strutt, MA Henry Woodward, FGS James Young, FCS On the Foreign List. Baron Jean Baptiste Julien D'Omalius d'Halloy. Georg Adolph Erman. ..."

3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1920)
"The death of John William Strutt, third Baron Rayleigh, closes the roll of the ... John William Strutt was born at Langford Green in Essex on the 12th of ..."

4. The Medical Times and Gazette (1869)
"... of Northumberland ; William Frederick Pollock. Esq., MA ; Robert P. Roupell, Esq., MA, QC : the Hon. John William Strutt ; Colonel Philip James Yorke, ..."

5. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"... [John William Strutt, Baron Rayleigh]. Spectroscopic Notes concerning the Gases of the Atmosphere. [Presence of hydrogen argon and helium i» the ..."

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