famous scientist

collocation in English

meaningsoffamousandscientist

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famous
adjective
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/ˈfeɪ.məs/us
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
known and recognized by ...
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scientist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/us
/ˈsaɪən.tɪst/
an expert who studies or works in one of ...
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(Definition offamousandscientistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffamous scientist

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Streets, hospitals and a university have been named after thisfamousscientist.
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Each issue focuses on the life and work of afamousscientist.
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The grammar school had a lot offamousscientistteachers and students.
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Dubourdieu specializes in winemaking processes for white wines, and has been called wines mostfamousscientist.
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He is the veryfamousscientistin the area of biogerontology calling to manage a multi-billion dollar project to fight aging.
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He dreamed of being a great inventor or a discoverer or a traveler or afamousscientist.
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Each release is named after afamousscientist.
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He later became afamousscientistwho discovers x-ray waves.
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He was afamousscientist, public man.
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Many famous scientists were forced to denounce themselves and even to attribute their research work to individualism.
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That being so, would it not be wise to listen to the warnings of these famous scientists about the long-distance genetic dangers of continuing tests?
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Many famous scientists work here as senior lecturers.
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Involvement of famous scientists facilitated the rapid formation of highly skilled research team.
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Several famous scientists have sent in corrections to the author of the book.
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He also wrote non-mathematical papers, memoirs about famous scientists, and philosophical essays dealing with the moral values of science.
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Originally, the gables face at the right side of the figure was painted with the images of famous scientists.
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Many people who successfully defended their phd theses in that time then became famous scientists.
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