Chadwick

American  

[chad-wik] / ˈtʃæd wɪk /

noun

1. Florence (May), 1918–1995, U.S. long-distance swimmer.

2. Henry, 1824–1908, U.S. sportswriter and baseball pioneer, born in England.

3. George Whitefield, 1854–1931, U.S. composer.

4. James, 1891–1974, English physicist: discoverer of the neutron; Nobel Prize 1935.

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Chadwick British  

/ ˈtʃædwɪk /

noun

1. Sir Edwin. 1800–90, British social reformer, known for his Report on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of Great Britain (1842)

2. Sir James. 1891–1974, British physicist: discovered the neutron (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1935

3. Lynn ( Russell ). 1914–2003, British sculptor in metal

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Chadwick Scientific  

/ chăd′wĭk /

1. British physicist who in 1932 discovered the neutron. For this work, he received the 1935 Nobel Prize for chemistry.

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Example Sentences

He got better after that, winning two Southern Section player of the year honors at the Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“When we go public on something, we have to go really hard,” Chadwick said in an interview, adding that it is necessary “so people know not to mess with you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Fellow US actor Chadwick Boseman of "Black Panther" fame died from the same disease in 2020 at the age of 43.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

On 22 December, Bristol's Circuit Court will hear the clinic's case against an eviction notice served by their landlords, brothers Chase and Chadwick King in April 2024.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Rutherford’s associate, James Chadwick, devoted eleven intensive years to hunting for neutrons before finally succeeding in 1932.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson