Franck

[frahngk, frahnk]

noun

1. César (Auguste) 1822–90, French composer, born in Belgium.

2. James, 1882–1964, U.S. physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize 1925.

Franck

noun

1. César ( Auguste ) (sezar). 1822–90, French composer, organist, and teacher, born in Belgium. His works, some of which make use of cyclic form, include a violin sonata, a string quartet, the Symphony in D Minor (1888), and much organ music

2. James . 1882–1964, US physicist, born in Germany: shared a Nobel prize for physics with Gustav Hertz (1925) for work on the quantum theory, particularly the effects of bombarding atoms with electrons

Example Sentences

Jubillar's defence lawyer Emmanuelle Franck said none of this amounted to more than speculation – and that the accused's habits and attitudes could not be taken as signs of criminal responsibility.

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Echoing concerns articulated in the Franck Report, he drafted a petition to be circulated among the scientists.

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He and Slatkin also go back decades, having performed together and become such good friends that the conductor turned pages for him in the Franck.

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Gleizes's employer Franck Annese, founder of So Press media group, described him as a "super guy, enthusiastic, willing, and full of humour."

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César Franck and others got a kick out of Alessandro Stradella, the Baroque opera composer who attempted to embezzle the Roman Catholic Church.

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