Appleton

American  

[ap-uhl-tuhn] / ˈæp əl tən /

noun

1. Sir Edward Victor, 1892–1965, British physicist: Nobel Prize 1947.

2. a city in E Wisconsin.

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Appleton British  

/ ˈæpəltən /

noun

1. Sir Edward ( Victor ). 1892–1965, English physicist, noted particularly for his research on the ionosphere: Nobel prize for physics 1947

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Example Sentences

Gabby, from from Appleton Roebuck, near York, said she has come to the realisation that she "probably won't get better" but is trying to ignore the fact she is "gradually getting worse".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"It's not about eating less sweet food to reduce obesity levels," Professor Appleton said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

New subdivisions and apartment buildings are rising around Appleton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Utilities, gasoline and dance and piano lessons for their two children are cheaper in Appleton, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

And so it was that, perhaps soured a little by our Appleton experience, we determined at last to test the matter and assert the privileges of American citizens on a national highway.

From Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers by Thwaites, Reuben Gold