Crookes

[krooks]

noun

1. Sir William, 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: discovered the element thallium and the cathode ray.

Crookes

/ krʊks /

noun

1. Sir William. 1832–1919, English chemist and physicist: he investigated the properties of cathode rays and invented a type of radiometer and the lens named after him

Crookes

1. British chemist and physicist who discovered thallium in 1861 and invented the radiometer (1873–76). He also developed the Crookes tube, a modified vacuum tube that was later used by W.C. Roentgen and J.J. Thomson in experiments that led to the discovery of x-rays and the electron, respectively.

Example Sentences

Joy Crookes knows a thing or two about music.

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It's a journey that's seen South Asian music and artists - from Joy Crookes to Zayn Malik - make further strides into the mainstream.

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When Chris Brain first began attending services at St Thomas Crookes in Sheffield in the 1980s, he was seen as charismatic, engaging and passionate.

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"Joy Crookes is an artist who I've never seen live before who I love to hang out with on the radio," he says.

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According to chairman Mike Crookes, the facility would "blight this area" and the economic impact on tourism could be "profound" and "catastrophic".

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