Chadwick

American  

[chad-wik] / ˈtʃæd wɪk /

noun

1. Florence (May), 1918–1995, U.S. long-distance swimmer.

2. Henry, 1824–1908, U.S. sportswriter and baseball pioneer, born in England.

3. George Whitefield, 1854–1931, U.S. composer.

4. James, 1891–1974, English physicist: discoverer of the neutron; Nobel Prize 1935.

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Chadwick British  

/ ˈtʃædwɪk /

noun

1. Sir Edwin. 1800–90, British social reformer, known for his Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain (1842)

2. Sir James. 1891–1974, British physicist: discovered the neutron (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1935

3. Lynn ( Russell ). 1914–2003, British sculptor in metal

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Chadwick Scientific  

/ chăd′wĭk /

1. British physicist who in 1932 discovered the neutron. For this work, he received the 1935 Nobel Prize for chemistry.

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Example Sentences

Its 2022 sequel was largely defined by the death of star Chadwick Boseman after a battle with cancer, which forced Coogler to rewrite the film.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Chadwick said his team isn’t aspiring to raise much more money for its activist strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

On 22 December, Bristol's Circuit Court will hear the clinic's case against an eviction notice served by their landlords, brothers Chase and Chadwick King in April 2024.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

At the Walk of Fame ceremony honoring her late husband on Thursday in Hollywood, Chadwick Boseman’s widow shared the underpinnings of the actor’s creative success.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

There would be eight delegates from Cambridge alone, including Rutherford, Chadwick, and Cockcroft.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik