Broglie
/ (brɔj) /
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How to use Broglie in a sentence
Madam de Broglie approached her mother, and whispered in her ear a few words which had their effect.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauHe, as well as Madam de Broglie, was a master of all the modish and fashionable small talk jargon of Paris.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauThe goodness of Madam de Broglie had besides made an impression upon me, and rendered her interesting in my eyes.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauMadam de Broglie complimented me upon my work, and going to her harpsichord proved to me she had already given it some attention.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques RousseauMadam de Broglie having heard the ambassador was seeking a secretary, proposed me to him.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
Scientific definitions for Broglie
[ brô-glē′ ]
French physicist who, influenced by Albert Einstein's concept that waves can behave as particles, proposed that the opposite was also true: that electrons, for example, can behave as waves. His work developed the study of wave mechanics, which was important in the development of quantum physics, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1929.
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