Hooke

American  

[hook] / hʊk /

noun

1. Robert, 1635–1703, English philosopher, microscopist, and physicist.

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Hooke British  

/ hʊk /

noun

1. Robert. 1635–1703, English physicist, chemist, and inventor. He formulated Hooke's law (1678), built the first Gregorian telescope, and invented a balance spring for watches

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Hooke Scientific  

/ hk /

1. English physicist, inventor, and mathematician who contributed to many aspects of science. With Robert Boyle he demonstrated that both combustion and respiration require air and that sound does not travel in a vacuum. Hooke studied plants and other objects under microscopes and was the first to use the word cell to describe the patterns he observed. He also identified fossils as a record of changes among organisms on the planet throughout history.

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Example Sentences

Hooke, 34 years old, is an example: She originated the viral “Tin Fish Date Night” trend on TikTok in July 2022, where followers create a sophisticated date-night board with canned fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Hooke, the former private equity executive, had another theory.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

Ali Hooke began posting her tinned fish date nights to the social media platform last year.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

But on Friday, a close friend of the woman, James Hooke, said in a statement that he had "clear recollections of relevant discussions" with her within months of the alleged incident.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2021

But for the individuals caught up in it—for Galileo, Hooke, Boyle and their colleagues—it represents a series of sudden, urgent transformations.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton