HyperDic: dalton

English > 1 sense of the word Dalton:
NOUNperson Dalton, John DaltonEnglish chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures
Dalton > pronunciation
Soundsdao'ltahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > Dalton: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844).
SynonymJohn Dalton
Instance ofchemistA scientist who specializes in chemistry
physicistA scientist trained in physics
SpanishDalton, John Dalton
CatalanDalton, John Dalton

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