eminent professor

collocation in English

meaningsofeminentandprofessor

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eminent
adjective
uk
/ˈem.ɪ.nənt/us
/ˈem.ə.nənt/
famous, respected, ...
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professor
noun[C]
uk
/prəˈfes.ər/us
/prəˈfes.ɚ/
a teacher of the highest rank in a department of a British university, or a teacher of high rank in an American university ...
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(Definition ofeminentandprofessorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The transmission of sound waves under water was suggested by aneminentprofessor.
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I will quote from aneminentprofessorof physiology who at one stage was my guardian.
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Aneminentprofessorof forensic pathology has pointed a finger at the chairman of the committee on which he serves.
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So we can take it that anyone who is convinced by thateminentprofessorof anatomy would not accept the idea of a rigid line at 14 days.
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A substantial number of speakers and commentators were eminent professors of archaeology.
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He is aneminentprofessorof botany.
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We need therefore to consider the academics themselves, from the most eminent professors to junior lecturers at the start of their careers.
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Today, we have 10 eminent professors well briefed in economics and all in agreement, which is extraordinary.
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He encouraged talented young men to take up doctoral and post-doctoral researches in their respective branches under the guidance of eminent professors.
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These institutions have produced some of the eminent professors, doctors, engineers and police officers.
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