HyperDic: cavendish

English > 1 sense of the word Cavendish:
NOUNperson Cavendish, Henry CavendishBritish chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density / density of the earth (1731-1810)
Cavendish > pronunciation
Soundskae'vahndihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > Cavendish: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningBritish chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density / density of the earth (1731-1810).
SynonymHenry Cavendish
Instance ofchemistA scientist who specializes in chemistry
physicistA scientist trained in physics
SpanishCavendish, Henry Cavendish
CatalanCavendish, Henry Cavendish

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