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Daltonian

American  
[dawl-toh-nee-uhn] / dɔlˈtoʊ ni ən /

adjective

  1. of John Dalton or his atomic theory.

  2. of or relating to daltonism.


Etymology

Origin of Daltonian

1805–15; J. Dalton + -ian

Example Sentences

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One such is the Daltonian, of Dalton, Pa. whose Editor Thomas A. Curtis sandwiches philippics against the capitalist system between advertisements for Chevrolets, insurance, typewriters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sample Daltonian obituary: ''Mrs. Kellog spent her life in the strictly conservative activities of a typical village matron.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is the daddy, by the way, of another famous Daltonian blond: newswoman Deborah Norville is his little girl.

From Time Magazine Archive

An immediate inference was that the Daltonian “atom” must have parts which enter into combination with parts of other atoms; in other words, there must exist two orders of particles, viz.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

For, let it be clearly understood, the Daltonian atom is not precisely comparable with the atom of Democritus.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

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