Bohr

American  

[bawr, bohr, bohr] / bɔr, boʊr, boʊr /

noun

1. Aage Niels 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).

2. Niels Henrik David 1885–1962, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1922.

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Bohr British  

/ bɔː, boːr /

noun

1. Aage Niels (ˈɔɡə neːls). 1922–2009, Danish physicist, noted for his work on nuclear structure. He shared the Nobel prize for physics 1975

2. his father, Niels ( Henrik David ). 1885–1962, Danish physicist, who applied the quantum theory to Rutherford's model of the atom to explain spectral lines: Nobel prize for physics 1922

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Bohr Scientific  

/ bôr /

1. Danish physicist who investigated atomic structure and radiation. Bohr discovered that electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom at set distances, changing levels only when energy is lost or gained and emitting or absorbing radiation in the process. His concepts were fundamental to the later development of quantum mechanics.

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Example Sentences

Bohr Quantum Technology, the company Dabbar co-founded and led as chief executive for four years, isn’t a candidate to receive funding, a Commerce Department official said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wheeler was a legendary scientist that studied under Niels Bohr, who created the most widely recognized model for the atom called the Bohr model.

From Salon

Or matinee fodder for the likes of Niels Bohr and Erwin Schrödinger.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first time in the history of astronomy, researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have witnessed the birth of three of the universe's absolute earliest galaxies, somewhere between 13.3 and 13.4 billion years ago.

From Science Daily

New research by astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute presents the strongest evidence to date that very massive stars can succumb with far more stealth and discretion than as supernovae.

From Science Daily