Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun compton

1 sense of compton

Sense 1
Compton, Arthur Compton, Arthur Holly Compton -- (United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962))
       INSTANCE OF=> nuclear physicist -- (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)