Cronin

American  

[kroh-nin] / ˈkroʊ nɪn /

noun

1. A(rchibald) J(oseph), 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.

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Cronin British  

/ ˈkrəʊnɪn /

noun

1. A ( rchibald ) J ( oseph ). 1896–1981, British novelist and physician. His works include Hatter's Castle (1931), The Judas Tree (1961), and Dr Finlay's Casebook , a TV series based on his medical experiences

2. James Watson. born 1931, US physicist; shared the Nobel prize for physics (1980) for his work on parity conservation in weak interactions

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Example Sentences

And to be fair, Cronin has often used his tough love with great success, turning marginal players into good ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But Cronin never seemed sold on him, starting him once in two years, playing him about 13 minutes a game last season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

When explaining the benchings, Cronin frequently talked about Mara’s matchup problems, conditioning problems, and illness problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Who knows, maybe Cronin and his demanding, sometimes demeaning program will pick up another shiny seven-foot star from this spring’s newly opened portal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But Cronin and Fitch showed that if one replaces particles by antiparticles and takes the mirror image, but does not reverse the direction of time, then the universe does not behave the same.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking