Perrin

[pe-ran]

noun

1. Jean Baptiste 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.

Perrin

/ pɛrɛ̃ /

noun

1. Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1870–1942, French physicist. His researches on the distribution and diffusion of particles in colloids (1911) gave evidence for the physical reality of molecules, confirmed the explanation of Brownian movement in terms of kinetic theory, and determined the magnitude of the Avogadro constant. He also studied cathode rays: Nobel prize for physics 1926

Example Sentences

Similarly, 18-year-old Davina Perrin provided the moment of the tournament with her stunning 42-ball century in the Eliminator, arguably the finest knock in the competition's five years and a display of dominance far greater than any other international player had managed this year.

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Channelling Viv and Lara - could Perrin 'dominate' women's game?

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Moments earlier Davina Perrin had picked the gap perfectly with a delicate late cut to bring up an astonishing century.

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Having raced to 96 from 41 balls, she knew she was on the brink of a remarkable achievement - historic as it turned out - but far from being overawed by the situation, Perrin maintained the calm and control she had shown all innings.

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It was the kind of composure you might expect from a veteran but Perrin's knock of 101 from 43 balls - one that featured 15 fours and five sixes - is all the more spectacular given she is still nine days shy of her 19th birthday.

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