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cockcroft

Cock·croft
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kok-krawft, -kroft]
    • /ˈkɒk krɔft, -krɒft/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kok-krawft, -kroft]
    • /ˈkɒk krɔft, -krɒft/

Definitions of cockcroft word

  • noun cockcroft Sir John Douglas. 1897–1967, English nuclear physicist. With E. T. S. Walton, he produced the first artificial transmutation of an atomic nucleus (1932) and shared the Nobel prize for physics 1951 3
  • noun cockcroft Sir John Douglas1897-1967; Eng. nuclear physicist 3
  • noun cockcroft Sir John Douglas, 1897–1967, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1951. 1

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Parts of speech for Cockcroft

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cockcroft popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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