Lonsdale

Scientific

/ lŏnz′dāl′ /

Irish physicist noted for using x-ray analysis to show that the carbon atoms in the benzene ring are arranged hexagonally and are in the same plane (1929).

Example Sentences

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But Tim Farron, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale in Cumbria, says some second home owners visit "just a couple of times a year".

From BBC

Leading the charge on the industry side is Leading the Future, a pro-AI super PAC backed by OpenAI's Greg Brockman, venture capital behemoth Andreessen Horowitz, Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, and AI search company Perplexity.

From Barron's

That’s why I think it’s great that people like Joe Lonsdale and Bari Weiss have launched alternative universities or that Bari is involved over at CBS News.

From The Wall Street Journal

When he failed to return, his dad Malcolm went to look for him and found his body on the public footpath in Lupton, near Kirkby Lonsdale.

From BBC

It also has licensed brands Lonsdale and Dunlop.

From The Wall Street Journal

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