Salam

American  

[sa-lam] / sæˈlæm /

noun

1. Mohammad Abdus 1926–1996, Pakistani theoretical physicist.

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Salam Scientific  

/ sä-läm′ /

1. Pakistani theoretical physicist who helped the develop the theory of the electroweak force, explaining the relationship between two of the four fundamental forces of nature, the electromagnetic force and the weak force. For this work he shared with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics.

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Example Sentences

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Salam said the outcome of the negotiations was "not guaranteed", but called them "the least costly path for our country and our people".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

It also earned 28-year-old Salam a place on the Observer's list of the best debut novelists of 2026, with the paper saying "his raucous, wildly inventive prose is bound for a much bigger audience".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

On nights like those, the Curry Mile is transformed into a "mythical" place, Salam says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

My late friend, Muley Abd Salam, elder brother to Muley Soliman, the reigning Emperor of Marocco, had a very large estate in this Wah, called Santariah.

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey