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

Chadwick said his team isn’t aspiring to raise much more money for its activist strategy.

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

She went on to win two CIF Southern Section titles at the Chadwick School and a Hermann Trophy at Stanford before starting a club career that took her to eight teams in three countries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 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

During the visit, Chadwick continued to show his sulky side, treating the American so rudely that his colleagues and friends were forced to make excuses.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik