| NOUN | person | Hooke, Robert Hooke | 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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| Sounds | hhuh'k | |
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| Rhymes | book / Book ... yearbook: 43 rhymes with uhk... | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | Robert Hooke | |
| Instance of | scientist | A person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences |
| Spanish | Hooke, Robert Hooke | |
| Catalan | Hooke, Robert Hooke | |
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