Tyndall

[ tin-dl ]

noun
  1. John, 1820–93, English physicist.

  2. Mount, a mountain in S central California, in the Sierra Nevada near Mount Whitney. 14,018 feet (4,273 meters).

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Tyndall

/ (ˈtɪndəl) /


noun
  1. John. 1820–93, Irish physicist, noted for his work on the radiation of heat by gases, the transmission of sound through the atmosphere, and the scattering of light

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