HyperDic: andrei_sakharov

English > 1 sense of the expression Andrei Sakharov:
NOUNperson Andrei Sakharov, Sakharov, Andrei Dimitrievich SakharovSoviet physicist and dissident
English > Andrei Sakharov: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningSoviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989).
SynonymsSakharov, Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov
Instance ofnuclear physicistA physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
SpanishAndrei Sakharov, Sakharov

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